PARIS, June 1 — German fifth seed Alexander Zverev needed another five-setter to reach the Roland Garros last 16 today, defeating Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 1-6, 6-2.
Zverev, whose best run at a Slam came in Paris last year when he made the quarter-finals, will face Italy’s Fabio Fognini for a place in the last-eight.
Zverev, 22, had also needed five sets to defeat Australia’s John Millman in the first round.
Today, he hit 18 aces and 52 winners past 30th seed Lajovic, the runner-up to Fognini on Monte Carlo clay in April. — AFP
