Overview
- The world No. 3 edged qualifier Jacob Fearnley 6:4, 1:6, 7:6 (7:5) after 2 hours 19 minutes.
- He fell behind 0:5 in the second set and later missed a break chance at 5:4 in the decider before closing in a tiebreak.
- Zverev said he is feeling his body and has been dealing with back pain during a recent dip in form.
- The result puts him into the Vienna round of 16 against fellow qualifier Matteo Arnaldi as he targets the Paris Masters, the Davis Cup quarterfinals in Bologna, and a likely ATP Finals berth in Turin.
- Daniel Altmaier is the other German in the draw and opens against world No. 1 Jannik Sinner.