Zverev’s Redemption: The Acapulco Open and a Shot at Redemption

And now Acapulco. Acapulco? There was something. At least Alexander Zverev has some memories of the tournament in the Mexican bathing paradise. Good and bad.

In 2019 he reached the final, in 2021 he won the first of six titles in his best season to date, in 2022 he lost his nerve and then his temper: the outburst of anger and the disqualification stayed with Zverev for a long time.

What happened? In doubles, Zverev gave vent to his frustration and hit the referee’s chair wildly with his racket.

He shouted in the face of referee Alessandro Germani and narrowly missed his feet during his attack.

Zverev shows his confident side

Zverev later showed remorse and the ATP professional association left it with a lenient punishment.

The fine (25,000 dollars) and the compulsory break (eight weeks) were suspended.

The deadline has expired a year ago, and Zverev has not done anything wrong on the court since his personal meltdown in 2022.

Zverev wants to digest the semi-final exit

This year he is playing for the first title of the season in Acapulco; as number one on the seeding list, he will face his compatriot Daniel Altmaier in the first round.

It’s the chance to digest the semi-final exit in Los Cabos and gain momentum for the Masters tournaments in the USA. Only in Indian Wells and Miami will Zverev meet the world’s best again.

In Acapulco, his main competitors are Holger Rune (Denmark), Taylor Fritz (USA) and defending champion Alex de Minaur (Australia).

World number one Novak Djokovic (Serbia) and Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner (Italy) are taking a break, Melbourne finalist Daniil Medvedev (Russia) is playing in Dubai.

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2024-02-26 08:28:00
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