Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Sunday, March 22, 2026, 12:11 / Updated Sunday, March 22, 2026 12:12
Alexander Zverev (28, #4 ATP) produced a fantastic performance in the second round of the Miami Masters 1000 tournament, serving brilliantly to defeat American Martin Damm (22, #133 ATP), 6-2, 6-4.
The German gave up just 3 points on his own serve and managed his second best performance in the Masters tournaments. In 2010, at Paris-Bercy, Tomas Berdych conceded only one point on service against the Frenchman Florent Serra.
Alexander Zverev, dominant on serve in emphatic victory in Miami
Directly qualified in the second round of the Miami Open, Alexander Zverev faced the American Martin Damm. Sascha needed only 70 minutes to prevail with the score of 6-2, 6-4, giving up only 3 points on his own serve.
The German won 92% of first-serve points and 93% of second-serve points.
The only performance better than the German's at the Masters came against Czech Tomas Berdych in 2010 at Paris-Bercy, when he dropped just one point on his own serve in a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Florent Serra.
Outside the Masters, the best performance in this regard belongs to Michael Berrer, who did not drop a single point on his own serve against Abdulla Hajji at the ATP 500 in Doha.
In the next round, Alexander Zverev will face 37-year-old veteran Marin Cilic (#49 ATP). Previously, the Croatian defeated the American Brandon Nakashima (24 years old, #30 ATP), score 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(7).
At the previous tournament, Indian Wells, also held in the United States of America, Alexander Zverev reached the semifinals, where he was eliminated by world number 2 Jannik Sinner (24 years old), score 2-6, 4-6, in a match that lasted one hour and 24 minutes.
