Alexander Zverev wants to play "more actively"
In an interview with Sky Deutschland, Alexander Zverev gave an update on his current training status and his playful goals.
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last edit: Apr 24, 2020, 11:04 am
In the past few days, Alexander Zverev has provided interested observers with videos that show him standing on a box or with a barbell on his shoulders. The physical condition of the German number one seems to be right, the new year also got off to a good start when it reached a Grand Slam semi-final in Melbourne. Especially since the appearances at the ATP Cup had previously been rather modest.
Like all other colleagues, Zverev does not know when it will be back on the ATP tour. How he wants to come back, however, the native of Hamburg, who has been in Florida for a few weeks, actually summarized in one interview in an interview with Sky Deutschland: more active. "I can play a lot of balls in the field," said Zverev. "But I want to go online more, improve my backhand and serve."
Zverev with problems off the court
In the past few years, the service in particular has been the prime hit of the ATP world champion in 2018. Until a flood of double faults, which was inexplicable for many experts, often made Zverev's opponents easy. "Before 2019, I never had any problems with my serve," Zverev told Sky. "Before that, I always had my rhythm." Since then it has been a little like: If he loses his serve rhythm, then he loses the whole match.
However, Zverev also emphasized that the problems outside the field had a big impact on his game. The long separation from manager Patricio Apey, which was accompanied by a lot of noise, began in early 2019. In addition there were health problems with trainer father Alexander Zverev Senior in the spring. But now everything is in order. “You saw it at this year's Australian Open. If I serve well, I'm one of the best players. But if I serve poorly, I can lose against a lot of players. "