This is the tournament you want to play, you want to win.' 'One to remember' for Altmaier
'I am happy I'm finding my form, finding my rhythm. 'I really appreciate playing on this court, even with what happened last year, I still love to play on this court and I'm unbelievably happy to win on this court. 'I was so nervous before today,' said Zverev. Zverev, who made a painful exit last year when an ankle injury forced him to retire against Rafael Nadal, won 6-4 6-2 6-1 in one hour 58 minutes and will face 12th seed Frances Tiafoe after the American beat Aslan Karatsev 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-2. German 22nd seed Alexander Zverev, a semi-finalist for the past two years, sailed through in straight sets against Slovakia's Alex Molcan in the night match on court Philippe Chatrier. He will face Zhang Zhizhen of China in the next round. Ruud got the break in the fourth and, serving for the match for the second time, sealed the win in three hours and four minutes. Īfter breaking early in the first two sets, Ruud struggled for rhythm in the third and a fired-up Zeppieri won it with his first break of the match. Ruud is chasing a first Grand Slam title after losing in the finals at the US Open and Roland Garros last year.īut eighth seed Jannik Sinner is out after losing a five-set epic against Germany's Daniel Altmaier.
