Zverev exits after ‘horrible’ first round loss to Thompson

Alexander Zverev against Jordan Thompson yesterday. Pic/AFP

No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev said he "played horrible" after crashing out in the first round of the Japan Open on Monday, losing to World No. 60 Jordan Thompson. Germany's Zverev, ranked ninth in the world, lost 6-3, 6-4 in Tokyo, one week after falling at the first hurdle at the Shanghai Masters.

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Zverev, who won the Chengdu Open in China last month, said there was "nothing that I did well" after having his serve broken three times by Thompson. "Today, I played horrible," said Zverev. "He played quite good, he served quite good but it's just a very bad match for me. I don't know what to say."

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