Zverev wins China Tennis Open for the first time, defeats Norrie in straight games and advances to the top 16

Zverev. (AFP)

[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] Alexander Zverev continued his recent winning momentum and won the China Tennis Open, defeating British left-hander Cameron Norrie 7:6 (7:1), 6:4. Germany's top seed advanced to the top 16 and has the opportunity to challenge for the world's top spot in October.

"I was surprised because I just got here two days ago, so I felt that I didn't perform well at first." This ATP500-level professional hard court tournament for men and women, which is held in the same station for men and women, is currently underway in Beijing. This season, it finally broke through the bottleneck and won the French and US Open double Grand Slam titles. Zverev, who is in the Army, led the European team to win the Laver Cup in London last week and immediately moved to Asia. He admitted that his condition still needs to be adjusted. "I am still a little jet lag, and I just came from the indoor court to the outdoor court, but my performance gradually improved after playing. I am very surprised and happy about this."

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The 29-year-old Zverev scored 15 goals in his debut, finishing his career with an overwhelming record of 9 wins and 0 losses against Norrie with 2 straight losses. His opponent in the top 16 was the Chinese Landlord Shang Cheng, who made an upset appearance. As the current world champion of Italy, Jannik Sinner, is still out due to a knee injury, he has given up defending his title at China Open, giving Zverev, who is ranked second, a chance to narrow the points gap. If Beijing wins for the first time, he may even challenge for the top spot as soon as the Shanghai Masters.