Top seed Alexander Zverev survives near five-hour marathon at US Open
German scrapes home 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 6-4 in thriller‘I think this is the longest first-round match I’ve played’Alexander Zverev rallied just in time to avoid becoming the first men’s No 1 seed to lose in the first round of a grand slam tournament since 2003, edging Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 6-4 in a US Open match that ended in the early hours of Wednesday morning.Zverev couldn’t cash in on repeated chances to break Sonego’s serve…
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