Zverev begins with the victory in the final of the ATP

The first winner of the group "Guga Kuerten" at the ATP Finals in London is Alexander Zverev. The number three German beat the Croatian Marin Cilic Monday after 2:06 with 7:06 (7/5) and 7:06 (7/1). He will meet on Wednesday the winner of the evening game between favorite Novak Djokovic (SRB) and the American giant John Isner.

Zverev was already in the first set with a 1: 4 delay, but the 21-year-old German made the turnaround. Cilic, it is Zverev, it was the sixth victory of the seventh duel with the Croatian. Although he missed his first match point at 5: 4 in the second set, but at 6: 1 in the shoot-off, Zverev then used his second match

"I just wanted to fight, he had a lead in both runs, I knew it was a very important match and I did not want to start the group stage with a defeat," Zverev said on the pitch. "I'm happy with the way I played, you can build on that."

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