Top seed Zverev out in 2nd Rd at Monte Carlo

Germany`s Alexander Zverev plays a forehand return to Italy`s Matteo Berrettini during the Monte Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament round of 32 tennis match on the Rainier III court at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. Pic/AFP

Second-ranked Alexander Zverev lost 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to fellow big-hitter Matteo Berrettini in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters.

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The unseeded Berrettini secured victory when serving for the match for the second time and on his first match point against the top-seeded German. Berettini will face either Jiri Lehecka or Lorenzo Musetti in the next round.

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