Top-seeded Alexander Zverev rallies just in time to avoid a first-round exit at the US Open

Alexander Zverev rallied just in time to avoid becoming the first men’s No. 1 seed to lose in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament since 2003, edging Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 6-4 in a match that ended early Wednesday morning

Zverev arrived in New York as a major champion for the first time after his French Open triumph in June

No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev was just two points from making the wrong kind of historic, a first-round U.S. Open exit. Then he turned history around.

NEW YORK, Sept 1 : Top seed Alexander Zverev survived a huge scare at the U.S. Open after overcoming Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 3-6 6-7(7) 7-5 6-4 in a first-round thriller that lasted almost five hours and stretched into the early hours of Wednesday.Zverev arrived in New York as a major champion for the first time aft

Coco Gauff opened her US Open campaign with a straight-sets win over Zeynep Sonmez, while two-time women's doubles champions Serena and Venus Williams are set to face Maya Joint and Chan Hao-Ching after the draw on Tuesday.

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev rallies just in time to avoid a first-round exit at the US Open  Toronto Star

That could have been a whole lot worse for Alexander Zverev.