Alexander Zverev: Thomalla trick & a (too) long season
Alexander Zverev had to give up in the semifinals at the last ATP Masters 1000 event of the year in Paris-Bercy. The season was already too long, emphasized the third in the world rankings afterwards. In the semifinals itself, the German could only count on their support thanks to a trick by neo-partner Sophia Thomalla.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Nov 08, 2021, 07:25 pm
And suddenly she is everywhere. The rumor about a possible liaison between Alexander Zverev and Sophia Thomalla hadn't really come up yet, when the new dream couple in German tennis was already in the spotlight. When the Hamburg-born triumph at the ATP 500 event in Vienna, the 32-year-old was at Zverev's side as well as at Zverev's clear end in the semifinals of the ATP Masters 1000 event in Paris-Bercy. With 6: 2 and 6: 2, the 24-year-old had to admit defeat to Daniil Medvedev with no chance.
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Even at the moment of the defeat, permanent guest Thomalla was in the box of the third in the Neo world ranking. Although it needed a little trick to do that. According to reports in the Kronen Zeitung, the Berliner has identified herself in Paris as Physio Zverev, responsible for the physical well-being of the Hamburg native. This is the only way the model got a place in Alexander Zverev's box, reports the daily.
Zverev denounces the length of the season
As is known, this support did not help much, against a strong Daniil Medvedev, Zverev mostly seemed at a loss. The efforts of the last few months were also clearly visible to the world ranking list rider. According to the picture, Zverev denounced a circumstance that caused the 24-year-old to be dissatisfied after his exit in Paris-Bercy, the season was simply too long: "The season is simply too long. We play too many tournaments. January until November, something has to change. "
And the 2021 season is not over yet for the 18-time Tour winner. Next week, the last big season highlight awaits Zverev with the Nitto ATP Finals, who will travel to Turin as number three behind Djokovic and Medvedev. Completely regardless of the outcome in Turin, Zverev can be satisfied with his playing year, the Hamburger has won five titles on the ATP tour, and the German made it into the top three in the world rankings for the first time since 2019.