Paris, April 12 (BNA) Alexander Zverev continued to rebuild his confidence on clay with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters today, Wednesday, and he will face the in-form Daniel Medvedev. .
German No. 13 Zverev, who suffered a serious ankle injury in last year’s French Open semi-final, won his second match in less than days in his first appearance on red dirt since the Roland Garros drama.
Zverev broke 3-2 in the first set and held his serve to snatch it before breaking again in the fifth game of the second set, according to Reuters.
But Bautista Agut broke the German’s serve to level at 3-3, only for Zverev to make the decisive break in the next match.
Russian Medvedev, winner of four hard court titles this year, continued his stellar start to the season with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego on a surface where he hasn’t had much success in the past.
Casper Ruud, runner-up at the French Open last year, continued his preparations for the Grand Slam on clay by defeating Butch van de Zandscholpe 7-5, 7-6 (1), avenging a three-set defeat by the Dutchman in Miami last month. .
Ruud next plays Jan-Lennard Struff, who stunned 14th seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-2. Karen Khachanov also qualified with a 7-6 (2) 6-2 win over Ilya Ivaska, while eighth seed Taylor Fritz defeated Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka 7-6 (10) 6-2.
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