"Strength of character": Mischa Zverev recognizes development in brother Alexander
Mischa Zverev noticed a significant development in his brother Alexander during the US Open.
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last edit: Sep 14, 2020, 04:29 pm
"The biggest leap forward for me was Sascha's strength of character, his emotionally controlled behavior on the pitch, " said the 33-year-old professional on RTL / ntv about the finalist, who failed in just five sentences against the Austrian Dominic Thiem.
His brother, who was ten years younger than him, had "little nagged at this US Open, he didn't break a racket," said Mischa Zverev: "These are signs, hopefully for himself too. He can see that if he stays calm and focused and looking for solutions, can achieve a lot. "
The high quality of the first two sets in the 6: 2, 6: 4, 4: 6, 3: 6, 6: 7 (6: 8) final defeat, the world number seven "could not quite pull through," said Mischa Zverev: " We now know where we can and have to work on it. But I'm really proud of him, it was an incredible two weeks. He played great US Open. "
The criticism in the summer after Alexander Zverev's dubious appearances on the controversial Adria Tour and at a party may have made him stronger, said Mischa Zverev: "Then you have time to sit down and think about how I can as a tennis player and as a person make better decisions? I'm so proud of him and still get emotional thinking about them. "