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 sourcesUS Open: Alexander Zverev survives another major scare after ‘quite sh*t’ performance; 15 Americans book place in third round
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev rallies just in time to avoid a first-round exit at the US Open
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3 sourcesMarathon man Zverev goes distance again to reach US Open third round
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev rallies just in time to avoid a first-round exit at the US Open
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2 sourcesAlexander Zverev survives another grueling five-set marathon to reach third round of US Open
No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev captures five-set thriller in first round of US Open
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3 articlesZverev goes distance to scrape into third round as upsets rock US Open
Alex Eala cruises into US Open second round, top seed Zverev survives
Top seed Alexander Zverev survives near five-hour marathon at US Open
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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 4Alexander Zverev survives another grueling five-set marathon to reach third round of US Open
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