Break after Olympic victory: Alexander Zverev "maybe skip a few tournaments"
After his Olympic victory, tennis star Alexander Zverev is thinking about a little break. But he wants to be back at the US Open.
by SID / Red.
last edit: Aug 02, 2021, 09:08 am
"I usually have to fly to Canada. But I don't know if I'll do that," said the 24-year-old, who was the first German to win the gold medal in the men's singles in Tokyo . Take two weeks and skip a few tournaments. "
On Sunday, Zverev defeated Karen Khachanov (ROC) 6: 3, 6: 1 in the Olympic final and celebrated the greatest success of his career. "It's a special moment for me," he said, but promised: "I'll be back at the US Open." The Grand Slam highlight in New York, at which Zverev failed in the final in five sets to Dominic Thiem (Austria) last year, begins at the end of the month.
As early as Monday, Zverev was due to return home in Tokyo. He didn't want to think about upcoming tasks yet. "Now I want to understand and analyze what happened first," said the man from Hamburg. The hard court season in North America is now on the ATP tour, with the Masters tournament in Toronto starting next week.