Alexander Zverev claimed his 50th tour-level win of the season with a straight-sets victory over Karen Khachanov in the Cincinnati Open on Thursday. (More Tennis News)
The Ge🦂rman took just 76 minutes to ease into the next round, earning a 6-3 6-2 win while coping with a second-set rain delay.
Zverev fought back from break point in the third game to set him up﷽ for a vital break in the sixth as he took the first🐻 set.
And he raced into a 3-0 lead in the second again🤡st a spirited Khachanov, who just could not find any answers to his aggressive approach as the world number fo🍃ur hit 16 winners compared to the Russian's nine.
He will now play either Max Purcell or Pablo Car๊rena-Busta for a plܫace in the quarter-final.
Data Debrief: Fifty up for Zverev
It is an impressive landmark for Zverev to hit, but he is also the first to register 50 wins at ATP💫 events in 2024.
It is th𒆙e fifth time the 27-year-old has won 50+ matches in a single season, and he is just the second German to do so during the Open Era, after Boris Becker.
