US Open: Zverev overcomes tricky Muller in straight sets to reach third round

German Alexander Zverev, the No 4 seed, won against French wildcard Alexandre Muller 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-1 to reach the third round of the US Open on Wednesday.

The gold medalist has been remarkably consistent in New York in recent years, having made the final, semi-final, and quarter-final in his last three appearances, respectively.

After the victory, the German commented:

“At the end of the second set, I thought he was actually a better than than me, but I fought and found a way. I was happy to be done in three sets and have some rest.”

At the end of the second set, I thought he was actually a better than than me

Zverev on Muller

Zverev, ranked No 4, will face Tomas Martin Etcheverry next.

In the previous round of the US Open, the German beat lucky loser Maximilian Marterer (6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2).

Muller, ranked No 77, edged out Australian Adam Walton (3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-3, 6-4) during the first round of the US Open.

New York (Grand Slam), other second-round results (USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, hard, USD 75.000.000, most recent results first):

• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
• Fabian Marozsan vs. Daniil Medvedev
• Max Purcell vs. Tommy Paul
• Mariano Navone vs. Daniel Evans
• Tristan Schoolkate vs. Jakub Mensik
• Arthur Fils vs. Gabriel Diallo
• Alex De Minaur vs. Otto Virtanen
• David Goffin vs. Adrian Mannarino
• Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Jack Draper
• Flavio Cobolli vs. Zizou Bergs
• Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Nuno Borges
• Jannik Sinner vs. Alex Michelsen
• Jordan Thompson vs. Hubert Hurkacz
• Matteo Arnaldi vs. Roman Safiullin
• Tomas Machac vs. Sebastian Korda
• Mattia Bellucci vs. Christopher O’Connell
• Laslo Djere vs. Novak Djokovic
• Matteo Berrettini vs. Taylor Fritz
• Casper Ruud vs. Gael Monfils
• Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Lorenzo Musetti
• Ben Shelton vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
• Alexei Popyrin vs. Pedro Martinez Portero: wednesday
• Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Juncheng Shang: wednesday
• Ugo Humbert vs. Francisco Comesana: wednesday
• Andrey Rublev vs. Arthur Rinderknech: wednesday
• Frances Tiafoe (20) beat Alexander Shevchenko: 6-4, 6-1, 1-0 ret.
• Brandon Nakashima beat Arthur Cazaux: 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
• Tallon Griekspoor beat Sebastian Baez (21): 6-1, 2-0 ret.
• Grigor Dimitrov (9) beat Rinky Hijikata: 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 (4)
• Jiri Lehecka (32) beat Mitchell Krueger (Q): 6-7 (5), 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Francisco Cerundolo (29): 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3