Tennis-Big-serving Zverev powers past Dutch qualifier Brouwer

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 6, 2023 Germany's Alexander Zverev in action during his first round match against Netherlands' Gijs Brouwer REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

LONDON (Reuters) -Germany's Alexander Zverev fired 20 aces past Dutch qualifier Gijs Brouwer to move into the Wimbledon second round with a hard-earned 6-4 7-6(4) 7-6(5) win on Thursday.

The 19th seed did not have an easy tournament start against the world number 153, whose own first serve percentage matched that of Zverev, and with the German getting just two break opportunities in total in the first two sets.