Zverev shocks Wawrinka to win St Petersburg Open


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 26 Sep 2016

Britain Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Wimbledon, England - 3/7/16 Germany's Alexander Zverev in action against Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych REUTERS/Tony O'Brien

MOSCOW (Reuters) - German teenager Alexander Zverev won his first ATP Tour singles title with a 6-2 3-6 7-5 upset win over Switzerland's world number three Stan Wawrinka at the St Petersburg Open on Sunday.

Top seed Wawrinka, playing in his first tournament since winning the U.S. Open, was shocked by the fifth-seeded 19-year-old who quickly took the opening set.

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