Davis Cup: Alexander Zverev trains with world record senior
Big gesture from Alexander Zverev : The German number one took the time to hit a few balls with the oldest tennis player in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records while preparing for the Davis Cup in Hamburg.
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Sep 10, 2022, 06:23 pm

98 years old and not a bit (tennis) tired: That applies to Leonid Stanislavskyi, according to the Guinness Book of Records the oldest active tennis player in the world. Nobody can catch up with this experience, not even Alexander Zverev. The German number one took the time to hit a few balls with the Ukrainian world record senior during the preparations for the Davis Cup week in Hamburg. A very nice gesture from Zverev.
Who finally knows all the teammates with whom he has to work against Belgium, Australia and France since Saturday. Oscar Otte, Jan-Lennard Struff, Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz have arrived in the Hanseatic city. And some have already trained on the covered Center Court at Hamburg's Rothenbaum. Mind you, on hard court, a requirement of the ITF for the four venues of this intermediate round on the way to the final tournament in Malaga.
Struff could play in singles
Struff could play a special role in Hamburg. Because both Zverev and Otte are coming back from longer injury breaks. The Warsteiner may have to play in one of the individual games - for Struff that would be another opportunity to show that he is capable of special performances in the national jersey.
However, the competition also has problems: Nick Kyrgios is not on board with the Australians. The French are coming to Hamburg with Arthur Rinderknech, Adrian Mannarino and Benjamin Bonzi, you've seen that better before. And Belgium's top man David Goffin continues to lag behind his great form of years past.