Top seeds, Alexander Zverev, of Germany and American Coco Gauff advanced to the third round of the Canadian Open on Tuesday after both players were pushed hard by their opponents.
World number three, Zverev, playing in his first match since his first-round loss at Wimbledon, was far from his best but emerged with a 7-6(6) 6-4 win over Adam Walton under the lights in Toronto.
Momentum shifted firmly in Zverev’s favour when he won a 52-shot rally in the first set tiebreak, and he sealed the win on a double fault by the Australian in the second set.
Zverev next plays 32nd seed, Matteo Arnaldi, today.
On the women’s side top seed, Gauff, was two points from defeat but battled back to beat fellow American Danielle Collins 7-5 4-6 7-6(2) in a nearly three-hour battle to reach the third round.
French Open champion Gauff overcame 23 double faults and 74 unforced errors to beat Collins in their first career meeting.
Several top players withdrew ahead of the Masters and WTA 1000 tournament including world number ones Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Jack Draper.-Reuters
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