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2) Zverev Top Seed: Zverev is atop the ATP 500 draw. The German has tallied a 9-2 mark in Vienna, where he lifted the trophy in 2021. With Nitto ATP Finals qualification already set, Zverev will try to add to his Rome triumph with a second 2024 victory. He plays wild card Joel Schwaerzler, an 18-year-old Austrian, in the first round.

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Zverev races into R2 in Vienna, reaches 60 wins for 2024

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World No. 3 will play Giron or Michelsen next at ATP 500

Alexander Zverev
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by Andy West

Vienna — Oct 21

Alexander Zverev wasted little time kick-starting his Erste Bank Open campaign on Monday night in Vienna.

The No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings eased past home #NextGenATP wild card Joel Schwaerzler 6-2, 6-2 at the indoor hard-court ATP 500. With his 67-minute victory, Zverev equalled his personal best of 60 tour-level wins in a season from 2018.

Top seed Zverev did not face a break point in his maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head clash with the 18-year-old Schwaerzler. He won 96 per cent (23/24) of points behind his first delivery, according to Infosys ATP Stats, and generally proved too powerful for his relatively inexperienced opponent, who was playing just his second ATP Tour match.

Awaiting Zverev in the second round in Vienna will be #NextGenATP Alex Michelsen or Marcos Giron. He has never lost before the quarter-finals in three previous appearances in the Austrian capital, where he lifted the trophy in 2021.

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Zverev hits personal-best wins tally, reaches Vienna QFs

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Top seed will play Musetti in last eight at ATP 500
October 23, 2024
Highlights: Zverev eases past Giron for QF spot in Vienna 2024
Alexander Zverev overcame Marcos Giron on Wednesday to reach the last eight at the Erste Bank Open. Photo Credit: e-motion/Bildagentur Zolles KG/Christian Hofer. Watch live & on demand at TennisTV.com.

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Alexander Zverev defeats Marcos Giron on Wednesday at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.
By Andy West
Alexander Zverev notched a comfortable win to break new ground on Wednesday evening at the Erste Bank Open.

The top seed at the indoor hard-court ATP 500 in Vienna overcame Marcos Giron 6-2, 7-5 to seal a quarter-final spot. Zverev sent down 10 aces and converted all three break points he earned, according to Infosys ATP Stats, en route to securing his 61st win of 2024. That tally represents a season-best for the German.

“I thought he was serving unbelievable in the second set,” said Zverev, when asked how tough Giron made it to close out victory. “I was feeling really good from the baseline, but I was not getting many chances to play from the baseline because he was serving so well.

“Obviously I’m extremely happy to get it done in straight sets. When it goes to a tie-break, it’s never guaranteed that you’re going to win it, especially against someone like him who plays fantastic tennis. I’m happy to be through to the quarter-finals.”

With his 73-minute win at the Wiener Stadthalle, Zverev extended his Lexus ATP Head2Head series lead against Giron to 3-0. Competing in the Vienna main-draw for the fourth time, the 27-year-old also maintained his record of having reached at least the quarter-finals on every one of his appearances there.

The World No. 3’s next assignment in the Austrian capital, where he lifted the title in 2021, is a last-eight meeting with Lorenzo Musetti. The Italian advanced to the quarter-finals after Gael Monfils was forced to withdraw from the pair’s second-round clash due to illness.

Currently third in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin and having already sealed his Nitto ATP Finals spot, Zverev is bidding to add a second tour-level title to his stellar season. The Rome champion has been a beacon of consistency this year, and by beating Giron he joined World No. 1 Jannik Sinner as the only player to reach 14 tour-level quarter-finals in 2024.

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