Sundiata Post – World No 2 and top seed Alexander Zverev was sent crashing out of Indian Wells on Friday as he was beaten 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4) by 43rd-ranked Tallon Griekspoor.
Zverev, heading the field of the prestigious ATP Masters event with world No 1 Jannik Sinner serving a three-month drugs ban, is the first Indian Wells men’s top seed to lose his opener since Andy Murray in 2017.
The defeat in a tension-packed Stadium Court thriller continues a lackluster run for Zverev since he fell to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final.
Since then the German had made early exits at Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Acapulco.
Leave a Reply