The German tennis player, current number three in the world, was very disappointed in the press room after his defeat against the Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the round of 16 of the Australian Open 2022.
It’s been a long time since Alexander Zverev he did not offer his worst version in a tournament of Grand Slam, even reaching this Open de Australia with the vitola of maximum favorite next to the Russian Daniil Medvedev. However, the German fell back into the old vices of the past signing a poor performance against the Canadian Denis Shapovalov, who quickly defeated him in the round of 16.
Logically, that of Hamburg He appeared very sad before the media after the loss, acknowledging his frustration at falling again sooner than desired in a Grand Slam. The third favorite in the draw did not hesitate to say that he does not expect to win a tournament of these characteristics or become number one in the world if he continues to repeat these same mistakes.
Another Grand Slam gone too soon
“At the end of the day, I have to do better. I came here with the goal of winning, maybe becoming number one and all that. But if I play like this, I don’t deserve it. It’s as simple as that. I think after a game like this, it’s very silly to talk about number one. I think I need to discover myself first“.
Bad feelings throughout the tournament
“I’ve been playing poorly all week. To be honest, I didn’t think I was playing well. Except against John Millman, maybe I had a good match, but the other two matches weren’t great either“.
His worst match since Wimbledon
“There are not many positive things that I can take away today. Maybe from Wimbledon, It’s one of the worst games I’ve ever played.. It is difficult to accept, although I give credit to Denis. It’s incredible that he’s in the quarterfinals, I think he deserves it. He has worked a lot and has improved his game, but I also have to look at myself. Today was horrible for me“.
