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Top seed Alexander Zverev crashes out
Updated On: 01 May, 2021 08:23 AM IST | Munich | AFP
Despite winning the opening set on a tie-breaker, Zverev, the 2017 and 2018 Munich champion, bowed out 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 3-6 after Ivashka of Belarus converted his first match point.
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Alexander Zverev reacts during his quater-final against Ilya Ivashka on Friday. PIC/Getty Images
Top seed Alexander Zverev crashed out of Munich’s ATP clay-court tournament after a shock defeat to qualifier Ilya Ivashka in the quarter-finals on Friday. Despite winning the opening set on a tie-breaker, Zverev, the 2017 and 2018 Munich champion, bowed out 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 3-6 after Ivashka of Belarus converted his first match point.
Ivashka, 27, is ranked 101 places below World No. 6 Zverev, 24, who made numerous errors and rowed throughout the match with his coach, who is also his father, sat in the stands.
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