Cincinnati Masters: Zverev starts calmly against Basavareddy

Alexander Zverev showed no signs of faltering in his opening match at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Facing American wild card Nishesh Basavareddy, ranked 109th in the world, the world number 3 sealed the deal in 1 hour and 20 minutes, without conceding a single break point. Solid on serve and precise in rallies, he controlled the pace of the match from the first to the last point.

The first set hinged on the German’s efficiency in key moments. An early break was enough to give him the set 6-3, before he repeated the same pattern in the second set, winning again 6-3. Basavareddy, despite his energy and enthusiasm, never really found the key to trouble the Australian Open finalist.

In the third round, Zverev will face another American, Brandon Nakashima, seeded 27th, who will play in front of his home crowd. A duel that promises to be more intense for the German, who has reached three consecutive semi-finals in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Masters 1000, other second-round results (Lindner Family Tennis Center, hard, USD 9.193.540, most recent results first):

• Brandon Nakashima beat Alexander Blockx (Q): 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Ben Shelton (5) beat Camilo Ugo Carabelli: 6-3, 3-1 ret.
• Karen Khachanov (14) beat Valentin Royer (Q): 6-4, 7-6 (6)
• Hamad Medjedovic beat Tallon Griekspoor (26): 6-4, 7-6 (3)
• Luca Nardi (LL) beat Denis Shapovalov (24): 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4
• Adam Walton beat Daniil Medvedev (12): 6-7, 6-4, 6-1
• Jenson Brooksby (WC) beat Arthur Cazaux (LL): 7-5, 6-1

• Carlos Alcaraz (2) beat Damir Dzumhur: 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
• Alexei Popyrin (21) beat Martin Landaluce (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-3
• Jakub Mensik (16) beat Ethan Quinn: 6-4, 6-2
• Roberto Bautista Agut beat Cameron Norrie (32): 6-4, 6-3
• Andrey Rublev (9) beat Learner Tien: 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Reilly Opelka beat Alex De Minaur (6): 7-6 (6), 6-4
• Jiri Lehecka (22) beat Tristan Boyer (WC): 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
• Francisco Comesana beat Luciano Darderi (29): 6-4, 3-1 ret.
• Taylor Fritz (4) beat Emilio Nava (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Frances Tiafoe (10) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-4, 6-3
• Terence Atmane (Q) beat Flavio Cobolli (15): 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5)
• Lorenzo Sonego (31) beat Zizou Bergs: 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Joao Fonseca beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (17): 6-7 (4), 5-4 ret.
• Ugo Humbert (20) beat Chak Lam Coleman Wong (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• Gabriel Diallo (30) beat Sebastian Baez: 7-5, 6-4
• Jannik Sinner (1) beat Daniel Elahi Galan (Q): 6-1, 6-1
• Adrian Mannarino (Q) beat Tomas Machac (19): 6-3, 6-3
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (25) beat Fabian Marozsan: 7-6 (3), 6-2
• Tommy Paul (13) beat Pedro Martinez Portero: 6-2, 6-2
• Felix Auger-Aliassime (23) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-2, 7-6 (3)
• Alex Michelsen (28) beat Corentin Moutet: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Arthur Rinderknech beat Casper Ruud (11): 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2
• Holger Rune (7) beat Roman Safiullin: 7-5, 7-6 (5)
• Benjamin Bonzi beat Lorenzo Musetti (8): 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (4)