Final 12 months's Roland Garros finalist Alexander Zverev is thru to the third spherical in Paris. Alexander overcame a sluggish begin in opposition to Jesper de Jong and received 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 in two hours and 58 minutes.
The German managed the tempo after the opener and reached the final 32 on the clay Main for the eighth straight season. World no. 3 took 21 factors greater than his rival on Courtroom Simonne-Mathieu.
Alexander served at 77% and defended his second serve fantastically. He denied seven of 9 break factors and stored the strain on the opposite facet after the opener.
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Zverev, en liza ante Jesper de Jong en su segundo partido en París
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Jesper served at 49% and misplaced virtually half of the factors in his video games. He confronted 13 break factors and misplaced serve seven occasions to finish his marketing campaign within the second spherical.
Zverev hit 43 winners and unforced errors. He rushed to the web virtually 50 occasions and carried out effectively after transferring ahead. De Jong clinched a break within the second recreation of the match and saved a break level within the subsequent one for a 3-0 lead.
They served effectively within the remaining video games. The Dutchman handed the German on the web within the ninth recreation for 6-3 in 45 minutes. Alexander saved two break factors at the start of the second set.
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Final 12 months's finalist clinched a break within the second recreation with a winner on the web and offered two high quality holds for 4-1. Zverev broke at love within the sixth recreation and drew the rival's mistake within the subsequent one for 6-1, leveling the general rating after an hour and 20 minutes.
Jesper survived deuces on serve early within the third set earlier than dropping serve at 2-2. Alexander saved a break level within the sixth recreation and moved 4-2 in entrance.
World no. 3 painted a forehand crosscourt winner within the seventh recreation on the second break level, offering one other break and transferring 5-2 forward. The German held at love in recreation eight for 6-2, transferring two units to like in entrance after two hours and 9 minutes.
Jesper de Jong, Roland Garros 2025© Stream screenshot
Zverev landed a winner on the web within the first recreation of the fourth set for a break at love. The higher-ranked participant saved two break factors within the second recreation and cemented the benefit.
Alexander painted a forehand down the road winner within the third recreation for an additional break and 3-0 lead. De Jong saved a break level in recreation 5 and pulled one break again with a pressured error within the subsequent one.
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Jesper fired a forehand winner within the seventh recreation, holding at love and lowering the hole to 4-3. Zverev landed a winner on the web within the eighth recreation for a high quality maintain and made a push on the return within the subsequent one.
Alexander clinched a break at 15 to seal the deal and transfer into the third spherical.
