2017 champ Zverev dispatches Griekspoor in Toronto
The German is on a six-match winning streak and has won all of those matches in straight sets
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German Alexander Zverev, the No 13 seed, beat Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 7-6 (3) to advance to the second round of the Toronto Masters at the Aviva Centre on Tuesday evening.
The German improved to 2-1 lifetime against 26th-ranked Griekspoor and avenged a three-set loss to the Dutchman in Rotterdam earlier this year.
First test passed: ✅@AlexZverev takes out the in-form Griekspoor 6-4 7-6!#NBO23 pic.twitter.com/AvH4JvRtKZ
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 8, 2023
Zverev, ranked No 16, will play Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina next.
Toronto Masters, other first-round matches (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 6,600,000):
- Aleksandar Vukic (LL) beat Borna Coric (14): 6-2, 6-3
- Mackenzie McDonald beat Aslan Karatsev: 6-3, 6-4
- Ugo Humbert beat Nicolas Jarry: 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Andy Murray beat Lorenzo Sonego: 7-6 (3), 6-0
- Sebastian Korda beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-3, 6-2
- Marcos Giron (Q) beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6)
- Gabriel Diallo vs. Daniel Evans
- Matteo Arnaldi (Q) beat Vasek Pospisil (WC): 6-4, 6-4
- Tommy Paul (12) beat Diego Schwartzman (Q): 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
- Miomir Kecmanovic beat Cristian Garin (Q): 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4
- Milos Raonic (WC) beat Frances Tiafoe (9): 6-7 (12), 7-6 (4), 6-3
- Taro Daniel (Q) beat Adrian Mannarino: 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Gael Monfils beat Christopher Eubanks: 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 6-1
- Thanasi Kokkinakis (Q) beat Zhizhen Zhang: 7-5, 6-4
- Hubert Hurkacz (15) beat Alexander Bublik: 6-3, 7-6 (2)
- Matteo Berrettini beat Gregoire Barrere: 6-4, 6-3
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat J.J. Wolf: 6-0, 6-2
- Jiri Lehecka beat Brandon Nakashima: 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (2)
- Lorenzo Musetti (16) beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 6-4, 6-1
- Francisco Cerundolo beat Alexis Galarneau (WC): 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Max Purcell
- Ben Shelton vs. Bernabe Zapata Miralles
- Alex De Minaur vs. Cameron Norrie
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