I played bad, says Zverev as he bows out to Raonic
By Reuters
21 January 2019 |
12:54 pm
German prospect Alexander Zverev only managed to beat his racquet on Monday (January 21) as the highly-regarded fourth seed was dumped out of the Australian Open on Monday (January 21) by big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic in a surprisingly one-sided 6-1 6-1 7-6(5) fourth round triumph.
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