Germany’s Alexander Zverev battled past compatriot Dominic Koepfer in the opening round, winning 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3. Zverev was pushed throughout the game but brought in his experience to go past the 29-year-old in his first-round clash at Melbourne Park. The sixth-ranked Zverev will now lock horns with Slovakian player Lukáš Klein in round two on Thursday (Jan 18). 

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Talking about the match, it was not the best of starts for Zverev as Koepfer was up for the challenge and won the opening set 6-4. Zverev, however, came back into the contest with an impressive show in the second set. Eventually, he won it 6-3 without dropping much sweat. The third set was the most competitive with the momentum shifting from one player to the other. It went into the tiebreaker where Zverev held his nerves to win his second successive set, edging past Koepfer 7-6 (7-3). The fourth and penultimate set saw him dominate once again and eventually close the match 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3. 

Zverev was particularly dominant with his aces (slamming 18 as opposed to Koepfer’s eight) whereas he also committed a few double faults. He was also effective with his serves to go past his opposition to move ahead in the mega event Down Under.

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Talking about the match, it was not the best of starts for Zverev as Koepfer was up for the challenge and won the opening set 6-4. Zverev, however, came back into the contest with an impressive show in the second set. Eventually, he won it 6-3 without dropping much sweat. The third set was the most competitive with the momentum shifting from one player to the other. It went into the tiebreaker where Zverev held his nerves to win his second successive set, edging past Koepfer 7-6 (7-3). The fourth and penultimate set saw him dominate once again and eventually close the match 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3. 

Zverev was particularly dominant with his aces (slamming 18 as opposed to Koepfer’s eight) whereas he also committed a few double faults. He was also effective with his serves to go past his opposition to move ahead in the mega event Down Under.

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