ATP Masters Paris-Bercy: Alexander Zverev "hungry" for the title
Alexander Zverev has also defeated Rafael Nadal and is in the final of the ATP Masters 1000 event in Paris-Bercy. In the press conference following his victory, Germany's number one said that he was now "hungry" for the title.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Nov 08, 2020, 08:43 am
It was, so to speak, a show of power that Alexander Zverev performed early on Saturday evening in the Paris Accor Arena. It was a demonstration of an impressive constitution that the world number seven is currently in. A demonstration of a new strength on serve, without any problems with the "second".
The 20-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal had to acknowledge this after his defeat, praised the Germans for his "great performance" and admitted that Zverev was the "slightly better" player that day. 6: 4 and 7: 5, so the balance of a strong tennis evening for the 23-year-old. "I'm in the final of a Masters, of course I'm happy about that. I also just beat Rafa, which is never easy. The whole world will agree with me," said Zverev after his success.
"Today it was a maximum of 20"
At times the match had shown similarities to the last meeting between Nadal and Zverev, to the meeting in the London O2 arena, when the German was also able to assert himself quite clearly: "It's still a bit different. London is a different stadium, a different surface , There we played in front of 20,000 people, today it was a maximum of 20. I felt good, I am happy to be in the final, I am happy to have won against Rafa, because that's never easy - no matter where you play . "
The preparation for the match would not have been much different than for any other match. It doesn't matter that there is a man in the box with David Ferrer who had walked a not insignificant part of the career path together with Nadal. "We prepare extremely precisely for every match because every match can be difficult. You saw that with Mannarino, he is an extremely difficult opponent for me, you have to prepare just as well as for any other opponent. It was clear "There are a lot of tactics, a lot of videos that you watch, a lot of things that you do. In the end, you have to take every opponent seriously," explained Zverev.
"Hungry" in the final against Medvedev
Now in the final, the German will meet Daniil Medvedev, who found his way back to the condition in Paris that made him so successful in the summer and autumn of last year: "Obviously the two best players of the tournament are in the final. I think We're both happy to be in the final. We'll give everything tomorrow and then we'll see who wins, "said the seventh in the world rankings. They are both extremely "hungry", they both want to win this title. Especially since it would be the award win for both of them in the French capital.
I'm very calm, very calm in life, very calm on the court.
The Hamburg native is now very satisfied with his current condition. According to Zverev, he has been playing really good tennis since the restart. "I am currently extremely happy to be on the court." He now has an environment that allows him to play good tennis. "I am very calm, very calm in life, very calm on the court. Everything fits well for me to play good tennis. I am very happy with it and I hope that I can join it."