Zverev Overcomes Walton in Toronto Debut
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Alexander Zverev, who received a first-round bye, made his debut at the Masters 1000 against Adam Walton, who had defeated Benjamin Bonzi in the opening round.
The first set was relatively tight between the two players and was decided in a tie-break, which the German won 8-6.
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In the second set, Zverev managed to break his opponent in the sixth game. However, while serving for the match, he was caught off guard by the Australian, who broke back.
But at 5-4, Walton was serving to stay in the match and failed to hold, committing a double fault on match point.
With a 7-6, 6-4 victory, Zverev will face Matteo Arnaldi in the next round.
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