Zverev Schlägt Krajonovic

Alexander Zverev is started with a temporary laborious work victory to the ATP tournament of Vienna. The 24-year-old Hamburger prevailed in the first round of the competition doped with 1.8 million euros in the Wiener Stadthalle 6: 2, 7: 5 against the Serbs Filip Krajinovic.

The second sentence was the German number one, which for the first time since Wimbledon starts again in Europe, after a few wobblers 2: 5, but began again and turned the match. After 1:21 hours Zverev turned his first matchball to the second victory in the second duel with Krajinovic.

The number two set ZVEREV, which after 2017 is only for the second time in the main field of the tournament, meets Alex de Minaur from Australia in the second round. Four years ago Zverev was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Petkovic fails short

The Darmstädter Andrea Petkovic (34) is excreted by the Transylvania Open in Romanian Cluj-Napoca. The former top ten player defeated in her kick-off match of the 13 years younger Russian Varvara Gracheva after hard fight 4: 6, 6: 2, 4: 6.

On Monday, Anna-Lena Friedensam (Neuwied) and Mona Barthel (Neumünster) had made the move to the secondary finals in the WTA competition doped with $ 250,000.