ATP: Beijing: Mischa Zverev eliminated in the first round

Mischa Zverev (Hamburg) failed at his opening hurdle at the ATP tournament in Beijing. The 31-year-old lost to Serbian Filip Krajinovic in 64 minutes with 1:6, 4:6. For the world rankings-69. it was the fourth first-round defeat after the US Open, Metz and Chengdu.

From a German point of view, only his younger brother Alexander Zverev is still competing in the Chinese capital. The second seeded fifth in the world rankings will meet Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut later Tuesday.