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Patna : World No 5 Alexander Zverev, Germany, World No 9 Juan Martin del Porto, Argentina, World No 11 Karen Khachanov, Russia, World No 12 Fabio Fognini, Italy, and World No 21 Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, entered the second round of French Open.
Zverev beat World No 56 John Millman, Australia, in a five-set thriller 7-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-7, 6-3 in the first round at Roland Garros, Paris, France. Zverev hammered 17 Aces in the match to none by Millman. Both the players won 7 break points each. Both of them also won 4 games each in a row in the match. Zverev, however, committed 14 double faults in the match to 5 by Millman. Zverev won 104 service points to 106 by Millman.
Juan Martin del Porto beat Nicolas Jarry , Chile, in four-sets 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round. Delpo fired 8 Aces in the match to 9 by Jarry. Delpo broke Jarry’s service 5 times in the match while the latter broke his service only once. Delpo won 5 games in a row to 3 by Jarry.
Fognini beat World No 71 Andreas Seppi, Italy, in four-sets 6-3, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round. Fognini fired 10 Aces in the match to 4 by Seppi. Fognini broke Seppi’s service 6 times while the latter broke his service twice. Fognini won 7 games in a row to 3 by Seppi.
Agut beat World No 65 Steve Johnson, USA, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the 2nd round. Agut broke Johnson’s service four times in the match besides winning 5 games in a row.
World No 11 Khachanov beat Cedric-Marcel Stebe, 28, Germany, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 in the first round. Khachanov broke Stebe’s service six times in the match.