
The German wins in straight sets after a difficult start, he will face van de Zandschulp
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Alexander Zverev is seeded No. 1 at the 2026 US Open due to Jannik Sinner's absence. In the first two rounds he had won best-of-five sets, showing some initial difficulties.
Alexander Zverev, seeded number 1 in the absence of Jannik Sinner, continues his streak of victories in straight sets, defeating the Italian Luciano Darderi (n. 22) with a score of 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) in the round of 16 of the US Open.
After two somewhat subdued debut rounds, both won in five sets, the 29-year-old German achieved his second consecutive victory in two sets without ever really being put in difficulty by Darderi, canceling the only break point granted. Despite a slight recovery in the third set, the Italian was overwhelmed by the German's 42 winning shots.
The winner of the last Roland Garros will face the Dutch Botic van de Zandschulp, world number 70, in the quarter-finals.
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Alexander Zverev will win his quarter-final against Botic van de Zandschulp
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