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Zverev fights back in Paris – third round reached!
Alexander Zverev wins against Jesper de Jong in the third round of the 2025 French Open after a difficult start.
Zverev fights back in Paris – third round reached!
Alexander Zverev successfully fought his way into the third round of this year's French Open. After a weak start, the German tennis professional triumphed over the Dutchman Jesper de Jong 3:6, 6:1, 6:2, 6:3. The match lasted a total of 2 hours and 58 minutes before Zverev converted his second match point. Despite his initial difficulties with de Jong's game and losing the first set, Zverev was able to stabilize and dominated the remaining sets.
During the second set, the 26-year-old had to fend off two break points before scoring his first break. From this point on he showed consistent performance and improved noticeably. Zverev will now face the winner of the game between Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Arnaldi in the next game. Cobolli recently won a tournament in Hamburg, which makes him a serious opponent.
German players and tournament history
Daniel Altmaier, another German player, also reached the third round by successfully defeating his opponent. The situation is different for the German players, as they have all already been eliminated from the tournament. Altmaier will now face the Serbian Hamad Medjedovic on Friday in order to reach the round of 16. The French Grand Slam event has a total of 131 participants, and the matches are characterized by varying levels of performance.
Full match results and schedules are on the website TennisStats247 to view. Particularly striking are the statistics of players like Jannik Sinner and Frances Tiafoe, who won all sets of their matches, which indicates their strong form.
Discussions and challenges
During the game there was some discussion between Zverev and the referee about ball marks as there was no electronic monitoring of the lines. This shows the challenges players face in this tournament. Zverev himself had previously complained of nausea and fever, but instead felt significantly better as the game progressed.
The current ATP world rankings and discussions about records and their calculation can also be found on JM tennis service be tracked. Interest remains high in the developments in the tournament and the players' performance data, while the French Open continues to cause surprises.