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Zverev beats Landaluce in Vienna and moves within one win of world No. 1
Alexander Zverev beat Martín Landaluce in the first round of the Vienna tennis tournament on Tuesday.
The German won 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 after more than three hours on court.
He saved match points in the final-set tiebreak before closing out the match 13-11.
Landaluce, a 20-year-old Spaniard ranked 67th, pushed the second-ranked Zverev into a deciding set.
Zverev has won two Grand Slam titles this year, at the French Open in Paris and the US Open in New York.
One more win would put Zverev at world No.
1 next Monday, according to the tournament coverage; another account says he has already secured the year-end top ranking.
His next opponent will be Griekspoor or Nakashima in the round of 16.
Alexander Zverev beat Martín Landaluce 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (13-11) in the first round of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.
The match lasted more than three hours and was decided by a tense final-set tiebreak.
Zverev saved several match points before converting his own chance at 12-11.
The win leaves him one victory away from reaching world No. 1 for the first time, according to the sources.
His next opponent in the round of 16 will be either Tallon Griekspoor or Brandon Nakashima.
- Who
- Alexander Zverev and Martín Landaluce.
- What
- Zverev beat Landaluce 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (13-11). The win put him one victory from world No. 1.
- When
- October 27, 2026.
- Where
- The Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria.
- Why
- Zverev needed to win his round-of-16 match to reach world No. 1 the following Monday.
Alexander Zverev
Martín Landaluce
Match outcome
Alexander Zverev
Won 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (13-11), saving several match points.
Martín Landaluce
Lost after taking the second set and holding several match points in the final-set tiebreak.
Zverev defeated Landaluce in the first round in Vienna after more than three hours.
Zverev advanced to the round of 16, where he was set to face either Tallon Griekspoor or Brandon Nakashima.
Zverev could reach world No. 1 if he wins his round-of-16 match.
- Final score
- 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (13-11)
- Venue
- Erste Bank Open, Vienna
- Match length
- More than three hours
- Tiebreak
- 13-11 in the deciding set
- Next round
- Round of 16
- Possible opponents
- Tallon Griekspoor or Brandon Nakashima
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