Australian Open: No emotion in sports without fans says Alexander Zverev after second-round win
The German comfortably sealed his place in the third round of the Australian Open in front of a rowdy crowd at the Rod Laver Arena.
The 24-year-old was pleased with his performance saying: "It was good, happy to beat John the way I did. For me he is always a tricky opponent, so I'm happy to have only lost eight games. I feel like in the third set, for me, was at a very high level."
Millman, who is Australian, had the backing of the home crowd but that didn't appear to effect Zverev who thrived on the atmosphere.
He said: "I've said in the past two years since Covid started that sports needs the atmosphere, sports needs the people, whether you are for me or against me, I enjoy the atmosphere, I enjoy the noise, I enjoy being on court.
Job done ✅
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🇩🇪@AlexZverev defeats John Millman 6-4 6-4 6-0 to advance to the third round of #AO2022.
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