In the first round of the US Open in New York, Germany's top-ranked tennis player Alexander Zverev lost to Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 6-4. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Zverev became the first men's No. 1 seed to lose in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament since 2003, when Lleyton Hewitt was defeated by Ivo Karlovic at Wimbledon.
The match ended early Wednesday morning. Zverev had several chances to break Sonego's serve but failed to convert them. As a result, he lost in five sets and was eliminated from the tournament.