Alexander Zverev Attempts To Keep Turin Leading In…
Alexander Zverev sent a strong message to his opponents on the ATP Tour after winning his second championship of the year in Chengdu towards the end of September.
Zverev said on the ATP Tour Podcast in China, “I am winning events and I am playing good tennis, which is the most important thing.” “I am a potential candidate. When I did not feel like I was at the beginning of the year, that is something I missed. I have returned to my previous mindset of aiming to be the greatest and of winning competitions.
This week in Vienna, where he is the fifth seed in a stacked draw at the Erste Bank Open, the 26-year-old Zverev will have another opportunity to prove his point. As the German pushes to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, this week could prove to be even more important. Zverev is now ranked sixth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin. He has won the coveted season finals twice.
“If I make it to Turin, if I recover from an injury like that and play again after missing seven months, when I honestly did not know if I would ever be able to play at the level I was at… Without a doubt, it would be a fantastic accomplishment if I were to return and rank among the top eight players in the world, Zverev said to Chris Bowers of ATP Tennis Radio on Saturday in Vienna. “This year is definitely one to remember for the comeback.”
Following a significant ankle injury he suffered during his Roland Garros semi-final match against Rafael Nadal in 2022, Zverev missed the second half of that year and spent the first few months of this season acclimating himself to competitive tennis. This season, he only emerged victorious in three of his first nine tour-level matches; nevertheless, over time, he regained his form and, more significantly, his self-assurance.
Zverev remarked, “I think that is just being healthy.” “I believe that at the start of the year, I was still dealing with and managing pain. If you look back at the matches I played, I was not slipping about the court or moving the way I wanted to. For me, it was more of that.
“You must be in perfect health and be able to move as you choose on the tennis court if you wish to compete in this sport. I must be pain-free in order for me to be able to achieve it.
