Alexander Zverev started the 2024 season quite successfully when reaching the semi -finals of Australian expansion. Here, he received a defeat against Daniil Medvedev after 5 extremely suffocating sets.
However, after the first Grand Slam of the year, Zverev was not really good. Last week, the German player stopped in the quarterfinals of Los Cabos Open. This week, things were worse when he was eliminated in the Mexican Open – the tournament in the ATP 500 category.
Accordingly, Zverev's opponent in the first round is Daniel Altmaier – ranked 57th in the world. Entering Set 1, Altmaier is the better starter. He won the only break in Game 6 and won with a score of 6-3.
Set 2, the game was reversed. Zverev was the only breaker of the set in game 6. This set ended with a 6-3 victory in favor of the German player.
Peacefully 1-1, the two players pulled together in set 3. Zverev had 2 chances to win the break in game 1 but could not take advantage. Shortly thereafter, he lost the break in game 2.
In the rest of the set, Zverev could not reclaim the break. The German player accepted the racket with a 3-6 defeat. This result also made him eliminated from the tournament.
In the remaining matches, the seed players won. Most notably, names like Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud and Holger Rune.
