Alexander Zverev criticizes late appointments in Madrid: "Absolute disgrace"
Tennis Olympic champion Alexander Zverev struck the Spanish prodigy Carlos Alcaraz (3: 6, 1: 6) against the ATP after being dismantled in the final of the Masters in Madrid .
by SID
last edit: May 10, 2022, 07:25 am
The work of the player organization in the past week was "an absolute disgrace," said Zverev, who specifically referred to the late scheduling of his matches in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
"Two days ago I went to bed at four, half past four, the next day at 5.20 a.m.," complained the Hamburger: "If every normal person goes to bed at four and then at five o'clock, it will be difficult, at all just to wake up properly." If you're awake that long, you're literally "dead the next day".
Playing a final against Alcaraz (19) with such a mortgage, who "is currently the best player in the world" for Zverev, who is six years his senior, was "difficult". On the court he had "no coordination" with his own serve and basic shots, and he also missed easy balls.
All of this makes him "angry", explained Zverev after the match, which only lasted 62 minutes. At the same time, he admitted that he "probably wouldn't have beaten Alcaraz on Sunday even if he was completely fresh". After the Madrid triumph, he in turn declared that he would not be participating in the Masters in Rome next week. He wanted to be "at 100 percent" at the French Open in Paris (May 22 to June 5), said Alcaraz.