Alexander Zverev reached the last 16 at Roland Garros with a clear improvement

Alexander Zverev said: “You raised my level significantly, it was a completely different match than it was yesterday. I liked it a lot and enjoyed the atmosphere here.”

It was impressive how stable and strong Nakashima was in the first set. The other party fell in love and forced Zverev to the tiebreaker. Only at this stage was the 25-year-old able to prove his qualitative advantages.

With a 7:2, Zverev secured clear conditions and secured the lead in the group after about an hour.

“Although Sasha made more forehand mistakes than Nakashima who didn’t shoot overall, he got the set.

The brother of Micah Zverev, who accompanied the match as a TV expert at Eurosport, explained that it was not just about the number, but about the timing.

The second group also started very balanced, with Zverev increasing.

Brother Misha analyzed: “He puts himself better, stands more to the side of the ball. If the movement of the foot is good, then the arm should work less, which makes it easier.”

The reward was not long in coming. In the fourth game, the Olympic champion succeeded in achieving the first half of the game, making the score 3-1.

Misha praises brother Alex: “It was perfect”

Zverev no longer gives up the advantage and takes it to the Sovereign Group win. Misha Zverev praised the performance in the second round: “It was perfect. The movement of the foot in the forehand was clean, and the backhand was excellent.”

Nakashima has not yet been defeated, on the contrary. The 20-year-old backed off after losing his serve 2:3, but held off to re-break.

The decision was made in the tiebreak, with Zverev winning by 7:5 after a total of 2 hours 48 hours.

Zverev with a clear increase

For the German, it was a clear improvement in the second round when he had to avoid match point in the five-set marathon against Sebastian Baez.

“The backhand was great, with some errors, but still excellent. As with the match point, which Sasha also used for the backhand. And the footwork was good too,” Misha Zverev in conversation with Eurosport reporter Matthias Stach Absolutely positive balance.

In the round of 16, the fifth in a row in Paris, Zverev enters a new territory. Barnaby faces Zapata Mirales for the first time. There is no doubt about the distribution of roles: the Olympic champion is the biggest candidate in front of the Spanish qualifiers.