Australian Open 2019: 'Asparagus' Alexander Zverev unpicks Alex Bolt to reach fourth round

'I'm disappointed,' he joked. 'I'm still the skinny dude on tour, even though I put on about 15 kg. 'When (Jez) started working with Andy, you can actually see he became one of the strongest dudes on tour, whereas I'm still looking like, I don't know. Australian Open 2019: Novak Djokovic fights past Denis Shapovalov in four sets 'I have been called asparagus a few times.' Zverev almost didn't make it to third round as he blew a two-set lead against France's Jeremy Chardy in round two before pulling through in five sets. He clearly learnt from that experience and after again being two sets ahead, this time he kept his foot on his opponent's throat. The 26-year-old Bolt, sporting a Neymar-style 'pot noodle' hairstyle, had pulled off the greatest win of his career in beating 29th seed Gilles Simon in the second round. But the world number 155 was never allowed a chance against the man who won the ATP Tour Finals, beating Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic on consecutive days in the process. 'Obviously I had to return well,' said Zverev. 'I did that and played my game. It all worked out well.' Zverev will meet former world number three and fellow big server Milos Raonic of Canada on Monday for a place in the quarter-finals. 'To be honest I'm not expecting a lot of long rallies,' he said, looking ahead. 'We both serve pretty well.' The young German has a poor record in Slams, only reaching one quarter-final in 14 previous attempts, but should hit the second week in Melbourne fresh and firing after being barely extended by the outclassed Aussie. Dailyhunthttps://anotepad.com/notes/jxncws

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