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The World No. 4, who overextended his knee during a slip and fell in a third-round win over Cameron Norrie at the grass-court major, dropped just seven points on his first serve and did not face a break point in a 6-2, 6-2 win over Jesper de Jong.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\"I was still unsure this morning if I was going to play or not and during the warm-up, I was in quite a lot of pain,\" said Zverev, who has a bone oedema and tear in the capsule of his knee.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\"But somehow when I step on this court it disappears a little bit when the adrenaline gets going,\" he was quoted as saying by the ATP Tour in a report on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\"I was still unsure this morning if I was going to play or not and during the warm-up, I was in quite a lot of pain,\" said Zverev, who has a bone oedema and tear in the capsule of his knee.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Making a successful transition from his fourth-round run at Wimbledon to the clay on home soil in Germany, the defending champion collected his 41st match win of the season and improved to 12-1 in first-round outings this season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/atp-tour-zverev-shakes-off-pain-during-hamburg-win-over-jesper-de-jong.jpeg", "alt_img": "ATP Tour: Zverev shakes off pain during Hamburg win over Jesper de Jong", "alt_title": "Alexander Zverev shakes off pain during Hamburg win over Jesper de Jong in a first round match of Ha", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "ATP Tour: Zverev Shakes Off Pain During Hamburg Win Over Jesper De Jong On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "ATP Tour: Zverev Shakes Off Pain During Hamburg Win Over Jesper De Jong, The World No: While he continues to manage pain in his left knee resulting from a nasty fall at Wimbledon,.", "seo_keywords": "Alexander Zverev, Hamburg Open, ATP Tour, The World No, Cameron Norrie", "tag": "", "tagging": "Alexander Zverev, Hamburg Open, ATP Tour, The World No, Cameron Norrie", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "atp-tour-zverev-shakes-off-pain-during-hamburg-win-over-jesper-de-jong", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "495", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2024-07-17 23:52:03", "updated": "2024-07-17 23:52:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Alexander Zverev, Hamburg Open, ATP Tour, The World No, Cameron Norrie", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-07-17 23:52:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "tennis", "cnmid": "928740", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/atp-tour-zverev-shakes-off-pain-during-hamburg-win-over-jesper-de-jong-16800" }