The 25-year-old son of a former Nigerian tennis player, Tony
Mmoh, beat the struggling former world number two 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 on
Margaret Court Arena.
The German, who was a semi-finalist in Melbourne in 2020,
admitted that the loss to 107th-ranked American was a further indication he
still had a long road to travel on his injury recovery.
Thursday’s defeat followed two defeats at the recent United
Cup, Zverev’s first ATP matches since tearing ankle ligaments at the French
Open in June.
Mmoh only entered this year’s Australian Open as a Lucky
Loser after the withdrawal of David Goffin.
This is the first time in the Nigerian-born tennis star’s
career that he has made it to the third round of any major. Mmoh will face
fellow American Jeffery Wolf in the third round on Saturday.
Born in Saudi Arabia, where he lived until the age of 13,
Mmoh has both Irish and Nigerian ancestry. His father Tony Mmoh was also a
professional tennis player who represented Nigeria and reached a career-high
ranking of 105.
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