16:48
Royer – Zverev: 1:6, 0:1
Sasha appears again at the right moment and creates a chance for a breakthrough with further precise attacks. But Royer fights back and forces the opening with a very bold and powerful forehand.
16:47
Royer – Zverev: 1:6, 0:1
Valentin Royer struggles as another bad shot hits the net without any problems. He screams his frustrations out from the heart, after which Zverev does him a favor by completely misjudging the serve in the middle and returning it out of control. 30 both.
16:46
Royer – Zverev: 1:6, 0:1
The Frenchman again needs a second serve, but Sasha only returns a forehand into the net. However, in the ensuing rally, the 25-year-old’s backhand return was too long. 15 both.
16:44
Royer – Zverev: 1:6, 0:1
Now it was the German’s turn to open the second set with his serve. He doesn’t meet too much resistance. Even when Royer fires a sharp forehand cross down the baseline, Sasha coolly responds with a forehand winner. For a clean sheet, he ticks off the first serve. 1:0.
16:41
Royer – Zverev: 1:6
Royer again needs a second serve, receives a quick, long return down the middle and can no longer return the subsequent cross to the left. Give a second point to Sasha, who this time also sits, because Zverev again attacks the second serve with poison and scores the winning goal – 6:1.
16:40
Royer – Zverev: 1:5
Alexander Zverev flexes his muscles, watches Valentin Royer’s exemplary play, and scores with a wonderful forehand winner that secures a break point and wins the set. But the German blithely leaves this aside. From the middle of the field he is too slow to return to the net. Debut again.
16:39
Royer – Zverev: 1:5
Sasha’s baseline shot misses the mark, giving Royer two game balls. In the first he was lucky: a weak second serve was carried from the edge of the goal to the other side, which saved him from a double fault. But as Sasha immediately attacks an even more timid serve, the cue ball is gone, as is the subsequent cue ball, in which Sasha forces an error with another poisonous attack. debut.
16:37
Royer – Zverev: 1:5
Again and again, Sasha remains on the baseline for a long time and immediately increases the tempo on return shots, which forces Valentin Royer to make mistakes again and again. However, Alexander Zverev makes mistakes again and again. The 29-year-old football player is unable to receive a pass in the field from a Parisian who is running towards the goal. 30:15 in favor of the Frenchman.
16:36
Royer – Zverev: 1:5
But Zverev should not take everything that is happening too lightly. First the cross goes wide and then he haphazardly knocks the Frenchman’s uninteresting return into the net. With the last ball remaining, he needs to overcome the second serve, which Royer, of course, immediately attacks. However, the Frenchman then throws in a stop ball at the wrong moment, which Sasha easily shoots through and which, in turn, forces the 25-year-old to make a mistake. 5:1.
16:34
Royer – Zverev: 1:4
The German superstar constantly performs at speeds of about 220 km/h and does not give Valentin Reuer the slightest chance. Three strong serves are enough to make it 40-0 in a hurry.
16:30
Royer – Zverev: 1:4
Alexander Zverev finds the perfect angle for a forehand winning cross to meet his opponent’s serve. Then the breakball is in place as Valentin Royer can’t control the German’s powerful forehand. The frame hit goes out of bounds, and Sasha already makes it 4:1 with her second break. Powerful start!
16:29
Royer – Zverev: 1:3
The 25-year-old no longer receives the first serve and, of course, Sasha attacks again, remains toxic in the rally and waits patiently for Royer to make a decisive return out of bounds. Royer also needs a second serve on breakballs. However, in the rally that played out at that time, he managed to make several strong cross returns, which ultimately forced the Hamburg native to make a mistake. Debut again.
16:27
Royer – Zverev: 1:3
The Frenchman has to return the second serve, but then Alexander Zverev wants to do it too accurately and delivers his poisonous response just beyond the baseline. However, at the cue ball, Royer’s first serve failed again. This time the German’s attack is correct, forcing him to make a mistake. Debut again.
16:26
Royer – Zverev: 1:3
Royer receives the game ball, but cannot close the bag because Zverev immediately attacks again with a risky cross from the right and forces an error. debut.
16:25
Royer – Zverev: 1:3
Royer tries to do this, but is still too flawed. After the winning shot he receives at the front of the net, with Sasha only able to return high in the T-field, he unnecessarily fires another shot back into the net. 30:30.
16:24
Royer – Zverev: 1:3
Zverev again attacks Royer very early and immediately fixes the mistake with another attacking ball. But the third in the world rankings does not succeed, and during the subsequent rally he returns just behind the baseline. 15 both.
16:23
Royer – Zverev: 1:3
The German needs a second serve, which gives Royer the opportunity to attack. However, he unnecessarily puts a base hit behind it. This earns Sasha two game balls. The first sits down immediately, because Zverev hits the free spot with a sharp serve to the side. The break is confirmed, 3:1.
16:22
Royer – Zverev: 1:2
Sasha again has to gather his strength, but at the decisive moment his right hand is fully realized. Royer can’t defend it anymore. The German follows immediately, maintaining the advantage in another play and patiently playing through the error. 30:15.
16:21
Royer – Zverev: 1:2
Zverev now wants to confirm the break, but in the first draw he acts very carelessly. With a stop ball, he lures Royer to the goal to cover him with a shot. But the German sends the ball far beyond the baseline. 0:15.
16:19
Royer – Zverev: 1:2
Here comes the break! Royer effectively has complete control of the play and sends Zverev to the mill, who, however, returns ball after ball before the Frenchman carelessly pokes a very simple ball into the net on a change of direction. The 29-year-old leads 2-1.
16:18
Royer – Zverev: 1:1
Royer makes a serve and a volley, but miscalculates his run towards goal. Sasha finds an angle to place the missed ball in the field and with an accurate cross from the right forces the Frenchman to make a mistake in the subsequent play. Now that’s two early break points for the French Open winner.
16:16
Royer – Zverev: 1:1
It’s Royer’s turn again, but he has to make a second serve, to which Zverev immediately responds with an aggressive forehand winner. However, with an ace, the Frenchman makes the score 15:15.
16:15
Royer – Zverev: 1:1
After a free point, the German again has to go for a longer rally, in which Royer delivers the decisive shot into the net. However, Sasha leaves ball number one behind as she can no longer control the Frenchman’s venomous response on the field. But on the second ball the serve is too accurate. Having received another free point, Zverev leveled the score – 1:1.
16:13
Royer – Zverev: 1:0
Sasha is a little defensive in the first rally, but then out of nowhere comes up with an impressive forehand winner. The ranks applaud. 15-0.
16:12
Royer – Zverev: 1:0
Thanks to a German mistake on the left, the 25-year-old Frenchman scored three goals. He leaves the first one behind because he moves too aggressively to the quick spot after a serve that’s broken outside and chases a return cross from the forehand into the net. But then Zverev wants too much and returns a vicious backhand just over the baseline against the Frenchman’s second serve. Royer leads 1-0.
16:10
Royer – Zverev: 0:0
Sasha gets into the rally against the Frenchman’s second serve, but the angles that Royer finds are too precise. 30-0.
16:09
Royer – Zverev: 0:0
Zverev wins the toss and decides that Royer should serve first. The Frenchman opens the game with a sharp serve to the far side, for which he receives a free point. 15-0.
16:00
The players are there
Royer and Zverev arrived at the court and are currently occupying their assigned seats. Now there are a few more minutes to warm up and then the match can begin.
15:37
It’s served
Madison Keys just won her game, so Court No. 1 will be free soon. After this, players can hit the road. It will probably start in about a quarter of an hour. We will contact you as soon as you arrive at your location.
15:11
The place is still occupied
The match between Valentin Royer and Alexander Zverev will be the second game of the day on Court No. 1 of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Here, local hero Katie Swan and Madison Keys meet each other for the first time. Once the game is played, the German-French men’s singles duel can begin. We will notify you when the live broadcast begins.
15:02
So far the duel is in Shanghai
The two players met for the first time last fall at the Masters in Shanghai. On an open hard court, Alexander Zverev beat Valentin Royer in two sets with a score of 2:0 (6:4 and 6:4). Now both athletes will meet again at Church Road.
14:56
The presentation speaks for Sasha
The big factor in this game will definitely be the serving of both players. Although Alexander Zverev once again served 21 aces in the first game and won 84 percent of his first serve points, he was ranked 75th in the world. France recorded just nine aces and only 72 percent of points scored from the first serve. Royer also performed at an average speed of just 182 km/h – and therefore on average almost 30 km/h slower than the German superstar (210 km/h), who, however, repeatedly had problems in rallies with powerful and flat shots from his opponent.
14:48
One preparatory tournament each
Both athletes played a preparatory tournament on grass after the French Open. While Alexander Zverev reached the semi-finals in Halle, where he had to concede a 1-2 defeat to Taylor Fritz, Valentin Royer in Mallorca finished 0-2 against Ethan Quinn in the first round.
14:41
Royer with ease, but without experience
25-year-old Frenchman Valentin Royer also scored a 3-1 first-leg win over local hero Harry Wendelken (ATP 202), which saw him on the field for two hours and 55 minutes. The Paris native, who recorded his biggest career successes (three Challenger titles) on clay, played with remarkable ease, especially after the 1-0 defeat. But if we look at the ATP Tour’s ranked individual games, today is only his fifth match on grass. He has won two of his first four games so far, with both wins coming at Wimbledon.
14:33
Sasha has problems in the first round
Alexander Zverev, the number two seed, is essentially the Wimbledon favourite, although he has never reached the quarter-finals in his career. The newly crowned French Open winner also had a very difficult time in his first match. In his 3-1 win over Alexandre Bloxx, the 29-year-old was on court for almost exactly three hours, with three of the four sets going to tiebreakers.
14:30
Welcome from London
Good afternoon and welcome from the esteemed All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Today, the second round match of the Wimbledon Championships between Valentin Royer and Alexander Zverev will take place here. Starts around 15:30.