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Zverev headed to doctor Sunday for toe test

Alexander Zverev will see a doctor Sunday in Shanghai to assess the right big toe he injured while serving out his opening-round win against Frenchman Valentin Royer today at the ATP Masters 1000.

On the first point of the final game of the match, Zverev hurt his toe during the follow-through of his serve. After winning the point, he limped to his courtside chair, removed his shoe and called the ATP physio on court for an initial assessment.

Zverev then returned to court to serve out the match to love. He stayed on court for his post-match interviews, signed autographs for fans and then again visited with the physio.

“I really don’t know what happened, so we’re going to check it out,” Zverev told ATPTour.com after the second physio visit. “There’s nothing with the bone, the physio told me. But we haven’t had a scan or anything like that. It might be a tear in a capsule or something like that, but we just don’t know.

“We’re going to talk to the doctors and see what we’re going to do. I hope it’s nothing serious and I can continue building on something without further injuries.

“It seems like I can’t catch a break this year. It’s been a rough year from a physical standpoint. We just talked about it in the locker room and the last time I played a tournament pain free was the Australian Open.”

Despite the discomfort, Zverev was able to make it through the final game, thanks to strong serving and quick points.

“Luckily I had a good serving day,” said the No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings. “The serve kind of got me through that game. I don’t think running side to side would have helped me but I didn’t play any [long] points that game, so it was helpful to me.”

Zverev, 28, collected his 48th win on the year according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss index.

In the third round the 2019 Rolex Shanghai Masters finalist will look to avenge a five-set loss to Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech earlier this year at Wimbledon in their lone Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting.

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