Acapulco. Alexander Zverev achieved victory in the first round
German tennis player Alexander Zverev overcame the barrier of the first round of the tournament in Acapulco, beating in two sets the representative of Australia Alexei Popyrin – 6/3, 6/3.
The match lasted 1 hour and 10 minutes. The third racket of the world, 21-year-old Alexander, recorded three breaks and 13 aces, making a mistake twice when serving. 19-year-old Popyrin, occupying the 133rd position in the world classification, made four aces and three double faults.
The German increased the gap in the personal meetings of the players – 2: 0. In the second round of the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL competition, Zverev will fight with the Spaniard David Ferrer.
