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Alexander Zverev has battled his way into the third round of the US Open after surviving another gruelling five-set encounter, while several high-profile men’s seeds were sent crashing out of the tournament. The top seed eventually overcame France’s Quentin Halys 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (3-7), 6-3 in a four-hour, 33-minute marathon.
Zverev survives another five-set epic as US Open upsets continue
Alexander Zverev has battled his way into the third round of the US Open after surviving another gruelling five-set encounter, while several high-profile men's seeds were sent crashing out of the tournament.
The top seed eventually overcame France's Quentin Halys 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (3-7), 6-3 in a four-hour, 33-minute marathon on Arthur Ashe Stadium that finished at 2:15am on Friday.
The victory came less than 24 hours after Zverev had completed another five-set battle against Lorenzo Sonego in the opening round, which also stretched into the early hours of the morning.
Despite struggling for consistency, the reigning French Open champion was relieved to emerge with another victory.
"The performance was quite s*** to be honest, but I won, that's the most important thing," Zverev said.
"Physically, I feel fine. I am proud, I think, to be physically quite strong. I just hope at some point I'll start playing better tennis.
"I'm winning ugly right now. It's also a skill to win ugly and when you're not playing great tennis. I think I've mastered that right now."
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