Alexander Zverev is competing at the Olympics in Paris as defending champion. The German number one wanted to gain confidence for the games at the home game in Hamburg, where the 27-year-old only had to admit defeat in the final. After the “positive tournament”, tennis legend Boris Becker is no longer worried about Zverev.
At the grass court classic in Wimbledon, an ailing Alexander Zverev failed dramatically in the round of 16. After the exit at Church Road, tennis icon Boris Becker was “a little worried” about the Hamburg native, as the “Eurosport” expert now admitted in a media round.
After reaching the final of the tournament at the Rothenbaum in Hamburg, the 56-year-old’s worries disappeared. “I think he is 90 or 95 percent physically fit. It was a positive tournament. The final was top-class, he fought back with everything he could. I think he’s taking a lot of positives with him from the week at the Rothenbaum,” said Becker.
Tennis: Boris Becker remembers Olympic triumph
Becker, who was crowned Olympic champion in 1992 in the doubles alongside Michael Stich, sees the 27-year-old as one of the favourites at the Roland Garros venue. The TV expert also mentions Carlos Alcaraz, world number one Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic in this context.
Overall, the importance of the Olympic Games in tennis has increased significantly. “Many players see this as almost the biggest goal,” says Becker: “It is the most important sporting event in the world. I would perhaps rate it even higher than the World Cup or now the European Championships.”
His own gold triumph in Barcelona was therefore one of his “absolute highlights”. “Especially because it happened at such a complicated time. We were not on good terms,” said the six-time Grand Slam winner, who was not on friendly terms with Stich.
2024-07-23 06:09:00
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