Indian Wells Masters 2022 is the first tournament Zverev to attend after the threat of the referee, causing him to be eliminated from Mexican Open 2022. Due to exemption from the first round, the world's No. 3 player started his journey in the US in the second round of host Tommy Paul.
Before the opponent lost himself 36 classes, Zverev had a full starting and unexpectedly lost in Set 1 with a score of 2-6. Sang Set 2, the two players played firmly in their gaming games. It was not until the 10th game that Zverev could win the only break of the set, thereby winning 6-4.
Coming to the third decision set, everything happened relatively favorable for Zverev in the beginning. He won all 3 games holding and winning Paul's break in the 6th game to temporarily lead 4-2.
However, the German tennis player immediately made 4 double errors that made him lose the break right in the 7th game. The two players then compared each each other scores a match forced the match to enter the tie-break series.
By this time, Paul showed excellent performance when 3 times of successful serve with a strong play as the first set. He won 7-2 in the tie-break series, thereby surpassing Zverev after 3 sets with score 6-2, 4-6 and 7-6 (7/2).
In the next round, Tommy Paul will face competitors ranked 39 in the world from Australia, Alex De Minaur. Minaur surpassed compatriots Millman in the second round after 2 sets with 7-6 (7-4) and 6-3 score.
