Overview

• Zverev recovered from a 6-7(5-7) first-set loss to beat Matteo Arnaldi 6-3, 6-2 in 2 hours 46 minutes at the Toronto Masters.
• Elevated to the No. 1 seed by the absence of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, he opened his campaign with a 7-6(8-6), 6-4 win over Adam Walton.
• The victory marked his 500th ATP Tour win in just 712 career matches, making him one of the fastest players to reach that milestone since 2000.
• By reaching 500 wins, Zverev joined Boris Becker and Tommy Haas as the only Germans in the Open Era to achieve the landmark on the ATP Tour.
• After Daniel Altmaier’s first-round exit, Zverev is the sole German remaining in the $9.2 million hard-court event.