This Sunday Alexander Zverev will live the moment he has been waiting for a long time. The German will play the grand final of Roland Garros against Carlos Alcaraz, and he will do so after a great tournament in which he showed his best tennis… and some other unsportsmanlike conduct.
We’re talking about the star before his quarterfinal match against Alex de Minaur. The chair umpire prepares to toss the coin (‘ball’ on one side and ‘racket’ on the other) to determine who will choose to start serving.
“Bola” obviously chose the Germanalthough a few seconds later he said he chose the other option when he saw the coin fall on the other side.
“Racket“said the judge looking at De Minaur to make a choice, at which point Zverev intervened to make sure”no, i said racket“.
“did you say racket?“asked the referee, and because of the safety of the German he agreed to choose.
“You can take it out if you want. I’m resting” Zverev told De Minaur, but eventually he got his way and started serving.
This is not Zverev’s only controversy since his arrival in Paris, where he presented himself with a complicated personal matter, a domestic violence complaint by his daughter’s mother, with a court date just in time for the contest.
Before his semi-final with Casper Ruud, Zverev’s lawyers reported that everything was settled after an agreement between the partieswhich will include a financial compensation of 200,000 euros to his ex-partner, leaving the tennis player without any charge or accusation.
After reaching the final, at the official press conference, Zverev was asked about this resolution. “I am happy that it is over after four years. There, I have nothing more to say“.
At the insistence of one media outlet, Zverev emphasized his “innocence. I don’t know what translations you have, but they won’t drop the case if I’m not innocent. That’s what this resolution means.”
And he issued a blunt warning to all: “I never, ever want to hear it again, I don’t want to hear anyone ask about it. again. And that goes for everyone,” he concluded his statement.
Source: La Verdad
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