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Sverev is in the 16th round with his first victory as an Olympic champion
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Alexander Sverrev.
Photo: dpa / Marijan Murat
Cincinnati After winning the Olympics in Tokyo, Alexander Sverev won his first tennis game and advanced to the 16th round of the ATP in Cincinnati. Prior to that, Angelique Gerber had reached the 16th round of the women’s doubles event.
At 7: 6 (7: 3), 6: 2 against Lloyd Harris of South Africa, the 24-year-old had some more problems in the first set, but won by two break points in the second set against No. 46 in World Sovereignty. The match was postponed for a day due to rain on Tuesday in preparation for the US Open. In the 16th round, Sverev now faces Guldo Bella of Argentina.
Angelique Gerber advanced to the 16th round of the WTA tournament at the same time. The 33-year-old defeated world number five Jelena Svitolina 7: 5, 2: 6, 6: 4 in the second round of the Wimbledon semifinals on Wednesday.
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Dominic Kopfer, on the other hand, walked out. World Ranking 59. Spaniard lost 4: 6, 2: 6 against Pablo Carino Busta. The male event is approximately $ 4.85 million and the female event is $ 1.84 million.