WATCH: Alexander Zverev stops the match and asks the door to be shut during his match against Juan Pablo Varillas at the 2023 Australian Open
Alexander Zverev faced some trouble due to Sun during his first round match.
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Australian Open 2023 is going in full swing despite the temperature soaring around 40 degrees Celsius. There are disruptions caused by the bright sun but the organizers are leaving no stone unturned to have a successful tournament. The heat rule has also come into play to avoid any mishaps during the games.
Despite all the precautions, there are some interruptions being reported from Melbourne. In the first-round match between Alexander Zverev and Juan Pablo Varillas, one such incident caused obstruction in an otherwise smooth game.
During the third set of the clash between the German World No. 13 and the Peruvian 27-year-old a door caused some trouble to Zverev. The opened door in Margeret Court Arena allowed the sun to come in distracting Zverev a couple of times. Though after the call of the umpire, the door got closed immediately interference seemed to breach the focus of the German.
Alexander Zverev had to go through some time against the Peruvian
German World No. 13 Alexander Zverev started his first match of the Australian Open as the favorite against Juan Pablo Varillas but the 27-year-old Peruvian did not seem to be a pushover. Varillas took the first set 6-4 from Zverev in a thrilling encounter. But the 2020 Australian Open semi-finalist Zverev fought back to win the second without much trouble on the way.
The third set was the most action-packed with punches and counterpunches from both sides. In the end, Varillas again won the battle snatching the set 7-5 from Zverev As the match moved into the fourth set things got further grueling with both the players evenly placed.
Despite intense resistance from Varillas, Zverev emerged victorious at the end 4-6, 6-1, 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-4. “I am extremely happy because I missed this over the past seven months,” Zverev said in the post-match conversation. “This match alone pays off for all the hard work and suffering that I have had. To win in front of this kind of crowd again. I can’t wait for the rest of the tournament,” he added.
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