Men’s wrap, Day 1: Seeds supreme, but more misery for Monfils – Australian Open

Zverev kicks into gear against gutsy Giron
A sleeveless Alexander Zverev took a couple of sets to get going, but did so in the nick of time to run out a four-set victor over American Marcos Giron on Monday.
The nuggety Giron stood toe to toe for two sets before the sixth seed pulled clear 6-7(8) 7-6(5) 6-3 6-2.
Zverev, who reached his first major semifinal at last years Australian Open, let slip a 4-2 opening set lead and was found wanting at the crunch end when he missed a set-point opportunity,…

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