– Zverev survives night shift at US Open
It was not until 2:35 a.m. that the German converted the match point to advance to the round of 16.
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Late victory: Alexander Zverev celebrates a point win against Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
Foto: Frank Franklin (AP/Keystone)
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Even after his exhausting night shift, Alexander Zverev was still in a joking mood and celebrated his late entry into the round of 16 of the US Open with the remaining fans. The 27-year-old defeated Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry 5:7, 7:5, 6:1, 6:3, converting the match point at 2:35 a.m. New York time. Only one game in the history of the Grand Slam tournament had ended later: in 2022, Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals at 2:50 a.m.
“Thank you all for staying so long,” Zverev said to fans in the winner’s interview and joked. “It’s a Friday night in New York. To be honest, if I had a free Friday night in New York, I would be somewhere else right now.”
Now Nakashima is waiting
Zverev celebrated his 100th victory in a match at one of the four biggest tournaments of the season. He is the first player born after 1990 to reach this mark. “It was so much fun playing. I’m just happy to have moved on,” said Zverev.
The 2021 Olympic champion will now face American Brandon Nakashima in the round of 16. The 23-year-old defeated Italian Lorenzo Musetti in four sets, who had ended Zverev’s dream of another Olympic gold medal in the quarterfinals in Paris.
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