German second seed Alexander Zverev comfortably beats French wildcard Lucas Pouille in the Australian Open first round.

Second seed Alexander Zverev barely needed to get out of third gear as the German cruised past Frenchman Lucas Pouille 6-4 6-4 6-4 and into Australian Open second round on Sunday. Twice Grand Slam runner-up Zverev has made no secret of his ambition to lift a maiden major at Melbourne Park this year and the 2024 semi-finalist hit the ground running.

Alexander Zverev eased to his 26th singles win at the Australian Open, equalling Tommy Haas (26) for the second-most of any German at the event in the Open Era, behind only Boris Becker (29)

In the Round of 128 at the Australian Open on Saturday, Alexander Zverev (ranked No. 2) meets Lucas Pouille (No. 104).Pouille was most recently in action on August 22, 2024 at the US Open, where

Alexander Zverev took a step toward his elusive first major championship, defeating Lucas Pouille of France 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.

World no. 2 Alexander Zverev is off to a winning start in Melbourne. Last year's Australian Open semi-finalist defeated Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round in two hours and 21 minutes at Rod Laver Arena.

Alexander Zverev saw off Lucas Pouille in straight sets in the opening round of the Australian Open on Sunday evening but was less than impressed with a new innovation.