Alexander Zverev is off to an amazing begin in Melbourne. The German reached the Australian Open third spherical with out shedding a set, retaining his power forward of tougher rivals. Alexander confronted Pedro Martinez within the second spherical.
World no. 2 earned a 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 victory in an hour and 54 minutes, dominating units one and three and sealing the deal with out spending an excessive amount of time on the court docket. Zverev dropped 20 factors in his video games and denied all six break factors.
Martinez felt the strain and cracked below it. Alexander hit 34 winners and 22 unforced errors, and Pedro did not observe that tempo. The Spaniard misplaced virtually half of the factors in his video games. He performed in opposition to 13 break factors and suffered six breaks.
Alexander Zverev is into the third spherical at #AO2025 with a complete win in opposition to Pedro Martinez👏👏👏#Tennis pic.twitter.com/jDFPEr4tYb
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They break up the 24 most prolonged exchanges. Zverev dominated the shortest and mid-range ones, leaving the lower-ranked rival far behind and crusing excessive. World no. 2 closed the opening recreation of the duel with a compelled error after a deuce.
He painted a backhand down the road winner within the subsequent one for 3 break factors. Final yr’s semi-finalist seized the second after drawing an error from his rival and moved 2-0 in entrance. Martinez denied two break factors within the fourth recreation and bought his title to the scoreboard.
Pedro Martinez & Alexander Zverev, Australian Open 2025© Stream screenshot
The Spaniard made a push on the return within the fifth recreation and generated 4 break factors. The German saved them with effective hitting and triggered an error from the opposite facet for a maintain and 4-1. The favourite painted a forehand crosscourt winner within the sixth recreation for 3 break factors.
Alexander transformed the primary with a pointy return, delivering a break at love and opening a 5-1 hole. World no. 2 punched a forehand winner in recreation seven, wrapping up the opener 6-1 in 35 minutes. Zverev denied two break factors at first of the second set and confronted no extra points in his video games.
Alexander Zverev, Australian Open 2025© Stream screenshot
He squandered three break factors within the subsequent one and made one other push at 2-2. Alexander landed a deep return and drew Pedro’s forehand mistake, incomes a break and shifting in entrance. Zverev cemented the break with a maintain at love in recreation six.
World no. 2 landed a drop shot winner two video games later for 5-3 and served for the set at 5-4. The German opened the court docket and positioned a forehand down the road winner for 2 set factors. He fired an unreturned serve on the second for 6-1, 6-4 in an hour and 27 minutes.
Zverev was the one participant on the court docket within the third set, serving properly and pressuring his opponent. Alexander broke at 15 within the first recreation and landed an ace within the subsequent one for a maintain at love and a 2-0 lead. The German mirrored that two video games later for 3-1.
Alexander Zverev, Australian Open 2025© Stream screenshot
Pedro missed a forehand within the fifth recreation shedding serve once more and falling 4-1 behind. The favourite made one other push on the return at 5-1 and landed a volley winner on the web for 2 match factors. Martinez performed a wild forehand on the primary, propelling his rival excessive.
Zverev will face the younger Briton Jacob Fearnley within the third spherical, in what ought to be an entertaining duel.
