Alexander Zverev’s hopes of becoming the men’s world No. 1 suffered a blow on Friday as he crashed out of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in the second round following a shock defeat to Tallon ...
On the fourth, he sent a forehand long. He earned a fifth with a snap backhand overhead, but then he lost the next rally when Zverev pounded a backhand deep into the corner. He didn’t get ...
Griekspoor pounced in the tiebreak, winning the set and gaining a foothold in the match when Zverev hit a routine forehand long. The match remained evenly poised during the third set until ...