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Oct
BEIJING – Alexander Zverev won the first round of the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing, defeating Britain's Cameron Norrie 7-6 (7/1), 6-4. The German, world number 2, thus confirmed his dominance over Norrie, who lost for the ninth time in as many meetings on the main circuit. Zverev, 29, has never managed to reach the world number 1 ranking, currently held by Jannik Sinner, who is absent from Beijing. At 1,370 points behind Sinner, Zverev will be unable to overtake the Italian even if he wins the tournament. In second…
