Doubts about the participation of a great favorite for Olympic gold in tennis: “The danger is there”

The reigning Olympic men’s tennis champion, Alexander Zverevhe said he was confident he had sustained the knee injury Wimbledon does not affect your chances of achieving gold Parisalthough he admits he’s still not on the mend.

The German slipped and injured his knee during his third round victory over Cameron Norrie at the All England Club and said he played on “one leg” in his fourth round loss to Taylor Fritz.

However, Zverev played in his hometown, Hamburglast week and reached the final, losing on Sunday to Arthur Fils.

The 27-year-old tennis player, who lost Karen Khachanov in the 2021 Tokyo Games final, his injury was described as bone edema and a capsule tear that did not require surgery.

“To be honest, the risk is there and it will remain for the next two, three, four weeks maybe, because that’s how long it takes for the bone to heal, and that’s what everyone told me,” Zverev said.

“However, I also know that I don’t want to rest for four weeks, because now we are playing on a surface where I don’t see a big risk of making the same move again,” he added.

Zverev is on the shortlist of German athletes who could be the country’s flag bearer at Friday’s opening ceremony.

“If someone told me that I should enter as a flag bearer, it would mean more to me, to be honest (than winning the Olympic Games),” Zverev said in remarks reported by SpilXperten.

“Leading an entire country and so many elite German athletes at the Olympic Games is the greatest honor an athlete can receive. And of course, the gold medal I won at the last Olympic Games is one of the greatest achievements I have ever achieved. “It’s possible in sport and, for me personally, the biggest achievement of my career,” he added.