Zverev gets past Bu in Rio de Janeiro opener
Alexander Zverev defeated Yunchaokete Bu 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Tuesday night. He’ll face Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko in the next round
Alexander Zverev, Hamburg Open, 2024 Imago / Panoramic
Top seed Alexander Zverev defeated China’s Bu Yunchaokete 7-6 (4), 6-4 in round one of the Rio Open at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday night.
Zverev broke serve three times while advancing in two hours and four minutes. The first set alone lasted one hour and 18 minutes.
The world No 2 will next face Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko.
Rio de Janeiro ATP 500, other first-round results:
- Francisco Cerundolo (4) beat Hugo Gaston: 7-6 (9), 6-0
- Jaime Faria (LL) beat Tomas Barrios Vera (Q): 6-2, 7-5
- Mariano Navone beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-4, 6-3
- Damir Dzumhur beat Dusan Lajovic: 6-3, 6-4
- Sebastian Baez (5) beat Roman Andres Burruchaga (LL): 6-3, 7-5
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry (8) beat Corentin Moutet: 6-3, 7-6 (1)
- Luciano Darderi beat Hugo Dellien (Q): 7-6 (2), 2-2 ret.
- Jaume Munar beat Thiago Seyboth Wild: 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
- Chun-Hsin Tseng (Q) beat Alejandro Tabilo (3): 6-2, 7-5
- Thiago Monteiro (WC) beat Facundo Diaz Acosta: 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3)
- Francisco Comesana beat Gustavo Heide (WC): 7-6 (2), 6-7 (7), 6-3
- Nicolas Jarry (6) beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo (Q): 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Alexander Shevchenko beat Felipe Meligeni Alves (WC): 6-4, 6-2
- Joao Fonseca vs. Alexandre Muller
- Pedro Martinez Portero vs. Camilo Ugo Carabelli
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