Alexander Zverev was delighted with his Davis Cup performance against Stan Wawrinka, describing it as his best performance since returning from a lengthy injury break. Before his audience in Trier, Zverev beat Wawrinka 6-4, 6-1 to tie the Davis Cup tie between Germany and Switzerland to one victory apiece after the first day.
In the first match of the tie, Marc-Andrea Huesler prevailed over Oscar Otte to give Switzerland a 1-0 lead. Zverev beat Wawrinka to keep Germany alive. “I think it’s important to go into tomorrow’s tie 1-1 [on the scoreboard].
Obviously, I’m very happy with my game. I think it was the best game since my injury. He is being positive and I look forward to further progress,” Zverev stated, according to the Davis Cup website. After winning the first set, Zverev dominated the second to complete a straight sets victory.
“I think I played a lot more aggressive and maybe Stan’s spirit dropped a bit, but in the end I raised my level and I’m very happy with that,” Zverev added. The first break of the match came in the fourth game, when Zverev broke Wawrinka to open up a 3-1 lead.
With a break behind, Wawrinka was quick to react and returned the break to Zverev in the fifth game. In the tenth game, when Wawrinka served to hold in the first set, Zverev broke the…
