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Patna : Second seed Alexander Zverev, 24, Germany, survived Jenson Brooksby scare to advance to 2nd round of Mexican Open (Acapulco Open), an ATP 500 points outdoor hard courts event at Acapulco, Mexico,  on February 22, 2022.

Defending champion Alexander Zverev beat World No 47 Jason Brooksby, 21, USA, in three-sets 3-6, 7-6, 6-2 in 1st round in 3hrs and 22 minutes rallying back from one set down. World No 3 Zverev hammered 9 Aces during the match to just 1 by the American. The German, however, committed 5 double faults to 2  by Brooksby.

Zverev won 2 break points during the match to 1 by the American. But, Zverev also won the tie-break in second set. Both the players won 3 games each in a row in the match. Both the players won 109 points each during the match. The German won 38 receiving points to 35 by the American.

World No 17 & 8th Seed Pablo Carreno Busta, 30, Spain, defeated Oscar Otte, Germany, in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 in first round in 76 minutes winning 3 break points and 3 games in a row during the march to reach 2nd round..