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News February 19, 2025

ATP Rio: Alexander Zverev edges Yunchaokete Bu

ATP Rio: Alexander Zverev edges Yunchaokete Bu
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The highest seed Alexander Zverev made a successful begin in Rio on Tuesday evening. World no. 2 ousted the Chinese language Yunchaokete Bu 7-6, 6-4 in two hours and 4 minutes for a spot within the final 16. 

The German led 4-1 within the first set earlier than dropping 4 straight video games and saving a set level at 4-5! Alexander prevailed within the tie break after almost 80 minutes and moved excessive with a late break in set quantity two. 

Zverev took 9 factors greater than Bu and made the distinction behind the second serve. World no. 2 saved two of 4 break factors and offered three breaks from six alternatives. 

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 18, 2025

Alexander landed 26 winners and 31 unforced errors. Yunchaokete stood on a 17-25 ratio, combating exhausting however falling in straight units. The German closed the primary sport of the encounter with an ace and made a push on the return within the subsequent one. 

He drew the Chinese language’s backhand mistake and clinched a break at 15 for a dependable begin. Zverev cemented the break with a service winner in sport three and landed an ace after a deuce two video games later for a 4-1 benefit. 

Alexander Zverev, Rio 2025© Stream screenshot

 

The highest seed skilled a set again within the seventh sport. He squandered a 40-0 lead and squandered 4 sport factors earlier than sending a forehand vast on a break level, bringing his rival again to the optimistic facet. Like in Buenos Aires final week, Alexander misplaced his focus.

The German hit a double fault within the ninth sport, experiencing the second straight break and pushing his rival 5-4 in entrance. Bu rattled off 4 video games and served for the opener at 5-4. The Chinese language landed a strong serve and generated a set level. 

image159115 Yunchaokete Bu, Rio 2025© Stream screenshot

 

Zverev saved it with a pressured error and earned three break factors. World no. 2 seized the final after the rival’s free forehand to tug the break again and prolong the battle. Alexander held after a deuce in sport 11, and the set went right into a tie break. 

The German missed a routine forehand at 2-2 to undergo a mini-break. He erased the deficit within the subsequent level and claimed an entertaining rally for 4-4. Yunchaokete missed a forehand within the tenth level and fell 6-4 behind, providing his rival two set factors. 

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Alexander Zverev, Rio 2025© Stream screenshot

Alexander seized the primary with a strong forehand, wrapping up the opener 7-6 after an hour and 18 minutes. The 2 rivals served effectively within the first eight video games of the second set. World no. 2 held at 15 in sport eight and made a push on the return within the subsequent one. 

Bu netted a routine forehand and confronted a break level. He saved it with an ace earlier than Zverev cracked a forehand winner for the second break likelihood. The German painted one other forehand winner, breaking the rival’s serve and opening a 5-4 hole. 

Alexander generated three match factors with a service winner and landed a backhand crosscourt winner on the second to e-book a spot within the second spherical. 

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