Wasteful Zverev advances after five-set battle


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 17 Jan 2019

Tennis - Australian Open - Second Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 17, 2019. Germany's Alexander Zverev in action during the match against France's Jeremy Chardy. REUTERS/Edgar Su

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Germany's Alexander Zverev wasted a flurry of opportunities before securing a 7-6(5) 6-4 5-7 6-7(6) 6-1 win over unseeded Frenchman Jeremy Chardy on Thursday to book a place in the Australian Open third round.

Zverev, known as Sascha, is ranked fourth in the world and has emerged as the leader of tennis's next generation of men's players, underlined by victories over Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic en route to his maiden ATP Finals triumph in November.

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