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Sverev won his first victory as an Olympic champion and is in the 16th round
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Alexander Sverrev.
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Cincinnati Alexander Sverev won his first tennis game after winning the Olympics in Tokyo and advanced to the 16th round of the ATP Tournament in Cincinnati. Prior to that, Angelique Gerber had reached the 16th round of the women’s doubles event.
At 7: 6 (7: 3), 6: 2 against South Africa’s Lloyd Harris, the 24 – year – old had some trouble in the first set, but overcame two break points in the second set to win the game against World Sovereign No. 46. The match was postponed for a day due to rain on Tuesday in preparation for the US Open. In the 16th round, Sverev now faces Guldo Bella of Argentina.
Angelique Gerber advanced to the 16th round of the WTA tournament at the same time. The 33-year-old defeated world number five Jelena Svitolina 7: 5, 2: 6, 6: 4 in the second round of the Wimbledon semifinals on Wednesday.
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Dominic Kopfer, on the other hand, walked out. World Ranking 59. Spaniard lost 4: 6, 2: 6 against Pablo Carino Busta. The male event is approximately $ 4.85 million and the female event is $ 1.84 million.
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