TORONTO — High-seeded Alexander Zverev beat Adam Walton 7-6 (6), 6-4 on the Nationwide Financial institution Open on Tuesday evening in his first match since Wimbledon.
Zverev is attempting to get again on monitor after reaching the Australian Open closing in a powerful begin to the season. He was upset by Arthur Rinderknech within the first spherical at Wimbledon, saying afterward he was struggling mentally.
“I am looking for methods to sort of get out of this gap. I maintain sort of discovering myself again in it in a manner,” Zverev mentioned.
The German is ranked third however seeded No. 1 on this event that he received in 2017 after the withdrawals of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Zverev received a 52-shot rally within the tiebreaker to earn a set level.
“It was a vital second and a vital level for me,” Zverev mentioned. “I used to be fortunate to get by means of within the first set after which end it off in two.”
Third-seeded Lorenzo Musetti beat Australian qualifier James Duckworth 7-5, 6-1, whereas No. 5 Holger Rune was a 7-6 (7), 6-3 winner over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on a scorching, sunny afternoon.
All seeded gamers had a first-round bye within the Masters 1000 event that additionally noticed No. 5-ranked Jack Draper and No. 6-ranked Novak Djokovic withdraw.
No. 8 seed Casper Ruud, No. 10 seed Daniil Medvedev, No. 11 seed Karen Khachanov, No. 14 seed Francisco Cerundolo and No. 18 seed Alexei Popyrin, the defending champion, had been among the many different winners. Reilly Opelka upset Sixteenth-seeded Tomas Machac in three units.