Top seed Alexander Zverev switched into survival mode to achieve his landmark 500th ATP match victory on Thursday, rallying to defeat Matteo Arnaldi 6-7 5/7, 6-3, 6-2 at the Toronto Masters .
The German broke serve twice in the crucial third set to advance to the fourth round of the US Open warm-up event, securing his second match point to back up his earlier win over the Italian in Acapulco this year.
Its a great achievement, Zverev, winner of 24 ATP titles, said of reaching 500 career match wins. Not a lot of players reach this milestone.
But I still want 500 more, maybe even more, he joked. You always want to win as many matches as possible. Im all about this.
After failing to seize control in a lengthy 82-minute first set, Zverev noted that his performance improved as the match progressed against Arnaldi, who reached the semi-finals in Canada in 2024.