Alexander Zverev will debut this Tuesday at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000. The German will face Kazakh Alexander Bublik in the first stop on the European clay court tour that culminates at Roland Garros, a tournament he doesn’t have fond memories of.
And last year he suffered a serious injury in Paris that ended his season. It was in the semifinal against Rafa Nadal, in the tiebreak of the second set. A bad tackle when trying to reach a tight ball from the Spaniard destroyed his ankle, forcing him to leave a match where he puts the king of clay on the ropes.
The German spoke about that moment in an interview for Eurosport where He affirmed that he saw himself as capable of winning that battle if he wasn’t hurt.
“For some reason I thought I could beat him. I don’t mean to sound arrogant: Rafa is obviously the best player to have played on that surface, so you never know what could have happened, but I felt like I was playing some of the best tennis I’ve ever played on clayhe assured.
Well, these words don’t sit well with some, and we’re not referring to Rafa Nadal. Oh Ivan Ljubicic who shoots against the German has a powerful message on his twitter account.
“No one wants to sound arrogant, but everyone says they almost won Roland Garros last year. I love this! In trash talk!“wrote the tennis player and former coach of Roger Federer.
Source: La Verdad
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