Alexander Zverev survives another grueling five-set marathon to reach third round of US Open
Alexander Zverev, the top-ranked men's tennis player, has won two difficult five-set matches at the US Open. He narrowly avoided an early exit in his first match and again faced a late-night marathon in his second match before advancing to the third round.
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2 developments- Sep 2Top-seeded Alexander Zverev rallies just in time to avoid a first-round exit at the US Open
- Sep 3Marathon man Zverev goes distance again to reach US Open third round
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