French Open Champion Zverev Off To Winning Start On Grass

World No 3 Alexander Zverev fought to a three-set victory in the opening round of the Halle Open on Tuesday, his first singles match since winning the French Open.
Zverev won 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 over Czech Vit Kopriva and will face fellow German Yannick Hanfmann in the next round of the traditional Wimbledon warm-up tournament.
The 29-year-old broke through for the first Grand Slam victory of his career with a dramatic five-set win over Italy’s Flavio Cobolli at Roland Garros earlier in June.
It was Zverev’s fourth Grand Slam final and second on the Roland Garros clay after some heartbreaking near misses in his career.
“The first matches after a surface change are always tricky, but I’m h...