Alexander Zverev had no day against Carlos Alcaraz. The German was beaten by the Spaniard in the quarterfinals of the US Open and bid farewell to the dream of fighting for the title at the last Grand Slam of the season.
Sascha was overwhelmed by the tennis exhibition of the reigning tournament championwho had little trouble continuing to progress towards Sunday’s coveted final against Novak Djokovic, something he attributed to his physical condition.
“I was in a match in the first set, where I had a chance to escape the scoreboard, but it couldn’t happen. Later, I felt a sharp pain in the hamstring, almost at the level of the buttock, in my left leg. That caused my service speed to drop and against a player like Carlitos you have to be perfect, serving is something important. I feel that bad luck took away my greatest weapon to cause him problems and it’s difficult to compete like this” explained the German in a press conference.
The intense physical beating of his round of 16 against Sinner also did not favor him. “Both of our efforts that day were ruined. and I think, playing for about five hours and finishing in the early morning, I recovered well” although he did not want to be reduced to still being number 1 in the world.
Despite everything, Zverev did not want to receive medical help, a controversial decision that he explained as follows. “I don’t want to call the doctor out loud because I think a lot of players do it for the wrong reasons and are looking to change the rhythm of the match.. What will the doctor or physio do in three minutes if I have a muscle tear? I’m not that kind of player, no matter how much everyone else does.”
To finish, the German would like to appreciate the level and merit of Alcaraz. “He played the important points well in the first set, but even if it loses, I find myself inclined to make the game very close because I consider that the level of both is equal. But when I felt that pain, I knew there was nothing I could do. I kept trying, but against Carlos you can’t play depleted” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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