Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 17, 2022 Germany's Alexander Zverev and Germany's Daniel Altmaier shake hands after their first round match REUTERS/Morgan Sette
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Alexander Zverev took time to warm up and had to dig deep against fellow German Daniel Altmaier in his first match of the Australian Open on Monday as the world number three kick-started his bid to add a maiden Grand Slam title to his Olympic gold.
The 24-year-old Zverev defeated the 87th-ranked Altmaier 7-6(3) 6-1 7-6(1) under the lights at the Rod Laver Arena to set up a second round meeting against Australian John Millman.
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