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French Open 2018: Do you speak Yorkshire? Zverev stumped by reporter's accent

German second seed Alexander Zverev came back from two sets to one down to reach the French Open third round on Wednesday -- only to be defeated by a broad Yorkshire accent

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Alexander Zverev. Pic/AFP
Alexander Zverev. Pic/AFP

German second seed Alexander Zverev came back from two sets to one down to reach the French Open third round on Wednesday -- only to be defeated by a broad Yorkshire accent. Zverev beat Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 2-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 to continue his bid to become the first German man to take the title in Paris since 1937. But the 21-year-old, who also speaks fluent English and Russian, was mystified when a reporter from the northern English county of Yorkshire wanted to know what it would take for him to finally win a Grand Slam. "Where you from buddy?," asked Zverev to the stunned journalist.

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