Alexander Zverev wants to be a role model in Germany: "I think Zverev is great"
Germany's top player Alexander Zverev wants to pay more attention to his role as a role model for young tennis players in the future.
by SID
last edit: Jan 24, 2021, 08:30 pm
"I was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany is my home," said the 23-year-old in an interview with Bild am Sonntag : "I'm German and I want to be a person in Germany where the children say: Because of that I want to be a tennis player I think the Zverev is great. "
That's why he wants to be more present for the fans in the future and focus more on Germany. Corresponding planning is still "a construction site, but I'm looking forward to the time that comes". It will be exciting, announced Zverev, "because I am now more involved in our projects". In the past, mostly other people would have arranged everything for him: "That was pleasant, but at the same time the result was that I had no control over it."