Alexander Zverev wants more break and calls for a reform of the tournament calendar
At the end of an exhausting tennis season, Alexander Zverev called for a comprehensive reform of the tournament calendar.
by SID / tennisnet
last edit: Nov 14, 2021, 11:39 am
"After the US Open one more Masters, one 500 tournament and the World Cup, we will be finished at the end of October," said the Olympic champion, who is currently playing at the season finale of the eight best of the year in Turin, of the picture. The 24-year-old had recently emphasized several times that he was tired and drained.
"The body needs two months to regenerate," said Zverev, but that is not possible for the top players in the current tournament calendar. After the end of the ATP Finals in Turin, there are only ten days of vacation in the Maldives. "That's all there is to it. I'll start training again at the beginning of December," said the man from Hamburg, because the Australian Open will begin on January 17th: "For a Grand Slam, three weeks are not enough to get in top shape."
Zverev: the longed-for Grand Slam title in 2022?
The number three in the world has already set its sights on the big goals for the coming year. "Next year I want to move a little further forward," said Zverev, who is still waiting for his first Grand Slam triumph: "Titles and tournaments are more important, of course. But that goes hand in hand. You can be number one I don't have just one Grand Slam title. But I'll be 25, so a major title would certainly not come too early. "
Zverev will meet Matteo Berrettini (here in the live ticker) at the ATP Finals on Sunday evening (9 p.m.).
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