The German alexander zverevlost this Sunday in the Madrid tournament’s final Caros Alcarazsaid the Spaniard was “the best player in the world at this time”, but complained about the night hours that matched him in this and other tournaments, which “took away opportunities” to win.
“Carlos is playing incredible. There’s no doubt about it,” he said. “But one thing I have to say is that the ATP work this week was an absolute disaster. Two days ago I went to bed at four -thirty, yesterday at twelve -thirty. If any normal person is he goes to bed one night at four and then at five, he has a hard time waking up, ”he said.
Zverev assured at a press conference that it is not easy in these conditions “to play a final match Carlos Alcaraz, the best player in the world today, to a Masters 1,000 “.
“Now I have no coordination with my service, or with my groundstrokes. I missed two shots very easily because I was looking at the ball and everyone was moving,” he said.
“I don’t want to take anything away from Carlos,” he stressed, “and today, even if he’s still fresh, I probably won’t beat him, but it would be a better game.” The final was decided by 6-3 and 6-1 in one hour of play.
“But honestly, I’m sad about the final we played, because it could have been a very good game,” said Zverev, who explained: “Most of the people in the stadium want Carlos to win, but nobody wants to. see a fight like this. I am a person. I am not a robot. not allowed. I just can’t keep up when it happens every night“.
“I didn’t have any chance to be myself, to play at my level. This isn’t the first time this has happened. In Acapulco I played until five in the morning and stayed up until eight -thirty. That happens every week and I’m a little tired“, he was affected.
“You have to improve the programming. Yesterday my fight started at eleven o’clock at night and I played three sets. While I was back at the hotel, I was having dinner, I was doing my physio work, at five in the morning. And for the past two days I have slept at 4 and 4:30 in the morning as well, “Zverev added.
“They are taking away opportunities from me and at the end of the day nobody remembers those things. Nobody talks about it. Everyone says: Yes, it was a bad game, I double faulted, I didn’t play well and all that . But you have to look “, he suggested,” what happened the past days, what’s behind the scenes. I think it’s not fair. “
Zverev said that, already in the warm-up, he commented to his coach Sergio Bruguera It doesn’t have the right rhythm.
That’s the player’s comment Rome He will once again include his father, a former tennis player in Russia, affected by the international crisis, on his team.
“It’s a difficult moment for me. I think you can see that there is a double standard and you have to prove your innocence. As long as you have not been proven, you are guilty, which is not very fair. But I hope that everything comes to an end. then I can also play calmly and focus on tennis “, he commented.
“My father is coming back to Rome, which makes me happy. Yes, I hope this is a big step in the right direction because this person is very difficult for me, I have to say. ”
Source: La Verdad
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