Struggling former world quantity two Alexander Zverev was dumped out of the Australian Open on Thursday in one other setback on his return from severe damage.

The German 12th seed, a semi-finalist in Melbourne in 2020, misplaced to 107th-ranked Michael Mmoh 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on Margaret Court Arena in spherical two.

It adopted two defeats on the current United Cup, his first ATP matches since tearing ankle ligaments on the French Open in June.

A deliberate return on the Davis Cup in September didn’t materialise when the 25-year-old pulled out after experiencing “excessive ache”.

The two-time ATP Finals champion, who has dropped to 13 in the world, was clearly still struggling against the American Mmoh, hitting 58 unforced errors and having his serve broken eight times.

“Wow, this is the biggest win of my career without a doubt,” mentioned Mmoh, who will play countryman J.J Wolf subsequent after he beat Argentina’s 23rd-seeded Diego Schwartzman in three units.

“Life is loopy, that is insane.”

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