2017 champ Zverev dispatches Griekspoor in Toronto

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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