WIMBLEDON, England — Mischa Zverev was confused. Something was wrong with his opponent, Bernard Tomic. He just could not be sure of what.
“It was quite awkward because he beat me quite easily a few days ago so I was expecting a tough match,” Zverev said.
Having lost to Tomic in straight sets just last week, a puzzled Zverev advanced to the second round of Wimbledon on Tuesday in their rematch, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, in a 1-hour-24-minute battle of players with different styles, headed in opposite directions and playing with very different intentions.
Zverev, a 29-year-old German who was born in Moscow, has climbed to No.