After the setback, the analysis actually follows. But this one is really enlightening Alexander Zverev after his defeat in the round of 16 in Madrid. The German himself doesn’t know what the problem was. One thing is certain: Zverev still has to do a lot for the French Open if he wants to have a say in the title in Paris.
von tennisnet.com
last edited: May 1, 2024, 12:24 a.m
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Olympic champion Alexander Zverev (27) has suffered the next setback in his preparation for the French Open. At the ATP Masters in Madrid, the Hamburg native surprisingly lost to the strong Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo 3:6, 4:6. The next setback for him in preparation for the French Open.
After his departure, Zverev appeared at a loss in the Sky interview. “I don’t really understand it because the shots weren’t that bad,” said Zverev: “It’s confusing for me when I have the ball in my racket like that when I’m serving at 227 km/h and a good rate and then lose 3:6, 4:6. I haven’t had that in a long time.”
Cerundolo converts his second match point
Less than four weeks before the start of the second Grand Slam tournament of the year in Paris (May 26th to June 9th), Zverev is looking for a sense of success on clay. After his early exit in Munich, the world number five had a good start to the tournament in Madrid with two confident victories, with the world number 22. Cerundolo, the two-time tournament winner (2018 and 2021), had problems from the start.
Zverev complained early on about what he considered to be too bright and therefore irritating perimeter advertising, but the Argentinian did not let himself be disturbed and played cheekily. After an early break in the second set, Cerundolo was unstoppable and used his second match point to win after 1:28 hours of play.
Hopefully Zverev will find a solution to his form crisis in the next few days. In his current condition, he is not one of the narrow favorites for the French Open in Paris.
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