In the opening match of Madrid Open 2025, Alexander Zverev had an easy victory against the old General Roberto Bautista Agut, thereby winning tickets to the third round of men. Here, his opponent continues to be a Spanish tennis player – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (29th in the world).
This match, Zverev was not good. He lost both of the first two games and was led 0-4. Coming to Game 6, the No. 1 seed has 1 chance to reclaim the break but cannot take advantage. Set 1 closed with a 6-2 difference in favor of Davidovich Fokina.
Sang Set 2, Davidovich Fokina continued to win early in game 1. However, this time, Zverev quickly reclaimed the break right in game 2 to bring the set to the balance. In the rest of the set, both players have breakpoint, but no one takes advantage of.
At game 12, they drew 6-6 and had to enter the tie-break series of brain weight. At this time, Zverev has shown the bravery of the world's No. 2 player. He won 2 mini-breaks and won 7-3.
Sang set 3 decisions, the script is quite similar to set 2. Two players have once exchanged breaks in games 9 and 10 before pulling together in a tie-break series. This time, Zverev showed a complete overwhelming when Davidovich Fokina did not give any chance and won white 7-0.
With this result, Zverev officially put his name in the fourth round of Madrid Madrid Open 2025. The next opponent of the No. 1 seed is the winner in the match between Francisco Cerundolo and Francisco Comesana.
