Alexander Zverev cruised into the third round of the US Open on Thursday with a straight-sets win over Britain`s Jacob Fearnley.
Three-time Grand Slam runner-up Zverev eased past world number 60 Fearnley 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to book a date with Canadian 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime or Russia`s Roman Safiullin. Only Carlos Alcaraz has more than Zverev`s 45 match wins on the men`s circuit this season.
Third seed Zverev has reached at least the quarter-finals in each of his last four trips to New York, where he finished runner-up in 2020. Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have scooped the last seven Grand Slams together but Zverev is hoping to muscle in on their territory and claim an elusive first major.
“I`m here to spoil the party. I`m going to try to do that,” said Zverev, who lost last year`s French Open final to Alcaraz and came second to Sinner in Melbourne in January.
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