World number three Alexander Zverev beat Sebastian Baez 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Italian Open. Zverev squandered a 6-2 lead in the first-set tiebreak but still took the set and never looked back en route to victory with the help of the only break of the match. “It could have gone either way. I am happy to advance. It is never easy to come to Rome from Madrid,” Zverev said. Zverev won the Rome tournament in 2017 and is back there after losing the Madrid Open final Sunday to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz. He is yet to win a title this year. The Olympic champion from G…