“We have Medvedev with us, we have Sinner with us. And I find that when I’m playing well, I’m also in the conversation.” Given the exciting draw, a march through from Alcaraz is anything but a matter of course.
Zverev, who was only two points short of his first Grand Slam title in the world metropolis in 2020, has also gotten in touch with the dominators of the scene again after strong results and wants to prove this at the last major of the year.
It is important to remain vigilant in the coming rounds – especially against challengers like Altmaier in a tricky duel on Thursday.
Altmaier dares himself and Zverev to win Grand Slam titles?
The 24-year-old from Kempen was the only other face of the German Tennis Association to make it into the second round of the men’s competition alongside Zverev. After an early ligament injury, Dominik Koepfer was no longer able to stand up to Alcaraz in his highlight match and gave up when the score was 2:6, 2:3. Yannick Hanfmann had no chance at 3: 6, 1: 6, 1: 6 against Jannik Sinner from South Tyrol.
Daniel Altmaier
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But Altmaier wants more. And sees both himself and Zverev, with whom he will most likely fight together in Bosnia in mid-September to stay up in the Davis Cup, called to higher things.
A Grand Slam winner from Germany? “Definitely. I trust both of us,” he said after his opening win in four sets against Frenchman Constant Lestienne: “Whoever puts in the work will be rewarded at the end of the day.”
Korpatsch: Just no marijuana smell
Tamara Korpatsch, as the second remaining German player in singles against the Russian Lyudmila Samsonowa, has a difficult task ahead of her – and hopes to be spared the New Yorker’s marijuana fumes.
“Then I can’t breathe and then I have to go in a direction where it smells good,” said Korpatsch with a laugh: “That’s the only thing that’s a shame here. Otherwise everything is perfect and I’d like to stay until the final. “
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