Marcelo Melo/Alexander Zverev discover late surge to victory in Cincinnati | ATP Tour

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Melo/Zverev discover late surge to victory in Cincinnati

Wimbledon champs Heliovaara/Patten advance

August 14, 2024

Marcelo Melo and Alexander Zverev rode an enormous serving efficiency to first-round victory on Wednesday on the Cincinnati Open.

The Brazilian-German duo edged dwelling favourites Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow 6-4, 6-7(5), 10-2 in a hard-fought 85-minute encounter on the ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Ohio. Melo and Zverev dominated the Match Tie-break to finish victory after profitable 84 per cent (38/45) of factors behind their first serves, based on Infosys ATP Stats.

Fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic will probably be Melo and Zverev’s second-round opponents. The conflict would be the second Lexus ATP Head2Head assembly between the 2 groups, after Melo and Zverev’s triumph within the Monte-Carlo semi-finals in April.

Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten have gained three tour-level titles collectively, together with a significant title at Wimbledon, since first teaming in April. The seventh-seeded pair was compelled to retire with concussion final week in Montreal after clashing heads going for a smash, however it was rapidly again to profitable methods in Cincinnati, the place it defeated wild playing cards Brandon Nakashima and William Woodall 6-4, 6-3. Heliovaara and Patten will subsequent tackle Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic.

Ivan Dodig and Jamie Murray had been additionally early winners on Wednesday on the Lindner Household Tennis Centre. The Croatian-British pair booked its second-round spot with a 6-3, 7-6(4) triumph towards singles stars Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev.