Zverev fails in Indian Wells: Griekspoor writes tennis history!

Zverev fails in Indian Wells: Griekspoor writes tennis history!

Indian Wells, USA - Alexander Zverev, the German tennis hope, has again suffered a bitter defeat. In the second round of the ATP 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, the 27-year-old lost to the Dutch player Tallon Griekspoor (ATP-No. 43) after a dramatic match with 4: 6, 7: 6 (5), 7 (4). Despite its initial leadership in the first sentence in which a break was sufficient to win the set, the match went for a full three hours and ten minutes. Zverev showed weaknesses in the crucial moments, which gave Griekspoor the chance to finally secure his first victory against a player in the top 5 after a first failed series of five match balls, like tennis Now reported .

While Zverev was set as number one by the lack of Jannik Sinner, which was blocked because of doping, he is now faced with the challenge of finding his shape. "At the moment I just don't play good tennis," said Zverev disappointed after the defeat. "I have to find my game before I think of the return to the top." In the last seven matches, he already had to accept four defeats, which made his combative defense in a match that was full of up and down. After his remarkable trip to the final of the Australian Open, Zverev shows that he is currently far from its best form, while Griekspoor can now compete against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard after this emotional success.

dramatic twists

The match was characterized by numerous turning points and tension to the last minute. Griekspoor, who started against top players after a difficult time, struggled through a sentence that he seemed to lose at times. Especially in the second set, he turned the paper after Zverev gave him giving up, and was finally able to win the decision in the tie break. Zverev was visibly dissatisfied with his game and, after the defeat, revealed that the search for its form comes first. With his victory, GRIEKSPOOR, on the other hand, demonstrated his determination to assert himself against the best players in the world, which not only secured him personal honor, but also a historical moment in his career, as well as Laola1 reported .