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M. Ymer vs A. Zverev | Roland-Garros
Men's Singles | Round 2 | 30.05.2019 | Court Simonne-Mathieu
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Updated 30/05/2019 at 13:40 GMT
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GAME, SET AND MATCH! - ZVEREV 6-1 6-3 7-6 YMER. The German fifth seed shrugs off his blip serving for the match at 5-4 to ease through the tie break 7-3 and seal a straight sets triumph in one hour and 59 minutes.
TB LATEST: Sascha looks to have sorted himself out after that wobble at 5-4. He leads the TB 5-1 at the change of ends.
ZVEREV 6-1 6-3 6-6 YMER. A couple of solid holds and we are heading into a tie break.
BREAK! - ZVEREV 6-1 6-3 5-5 YMER. Just when it looked like Zverev was going to ease through without a wobble from 5-3 up, he blows it serving for the match. Ymer digs deep to break at the third time of asking from deuce to keep his hopes of an unlikely turnaround alive.
ZVEREV 6-1 6-3 3-1 YMER. Sascha stays on course following the early break with another solid hold.
SET! - ZVEREV 6-1 6-3 YMER. The No.5 seed secures a commanding two-set lead by serving out from deuce. Now, can he finish the job in style or will it be deja vu from his round one travails?
ZVEREV 6-1 4-1 YMER. Zverev holds to love to consolidate in style.
BREAK! - ZVEREV 6-1 3-1 YMER. It's another break. At this point it's a case of Zverev maintaining concentration across a best of five sets match. That's been a question mark against him in the Slams and showed again in round one. He'll be desperate to see this one off in straight sets.
ZVEREV 6-1 2-1 YMER. Zverev remains perfect on serve as he rushes through a hold to 15.
ZVEREV 6-1 1-1 YMER. Elias can't help but let out a yelp of delight as he comes through another tough examination of his serve from deuce to halt a run of seven games against him.
ZVEREV 6-1 1-0 YMER. Sascha rattles through another easy hold to get Set 2 off to a flyer.
SET! - ZVEREV 6-1 YMER. There's a shake of the head from Ymer who has been completely outclassed so far. Zverev breaks again from deuce to gobble up the breadstick in 27 minutes.
ZVEREV 5-1 YMER. The German backs up the double break with a sizzling love hold. This opener is all-but done and dusted.
BREAK! - ZVEREV 4-1 YMER. Sascha is firmly in the driving seat now. He brings that towering frame into the net on break point and reaps the rewards as Ymer pings a forehand just wide of the right flank he is facing.
ZVEREV 3-1 YMER. Zverev rallies from 15-30 down to come through unscathed and consolidate.
BREAK! - ZVEREV 2-1 YMER. That's not so good from Ymer - and he pays the price. He offers up triple break point, and that's too much to fend off as the German star makes an early breakthrough.
ZVEREV 1-1 YMER. Sascha makes a steady start to ease on to the board with a game to 30.