Struck Zverev Handert: The season does not run around

The attacked Olympic champion Alexander Zverev loses in the semi-final of Monte Carlo against his fearing opponent - and Hadert with his "bad luck".

The clear defeat against his fearing opponents annoyed, but more employed Alexander Zverev the overall picture of a hitherto messed tennis year. "Now I have to regenerate myself again, which I also think of a bit stupid," said the Olympic champion after the semi-final at the Master in Monte Carlo at SKY: "In Miami I was ill, now I have a muscle injury, the season is running Not yet right round. "

Zverev had gone slightly to the match against the Greek Stefanos TsitsiPas, he lost chances of chance 4: 6, 2: 6 and left the Center Court in his adopted home. "That today the better player has won, is relatively clear that my thigh has played a role, is also clear," he said, "Against players like Stefanos you just have to be at a top level, and I was not today "

His best tennis has not yet shown Zverev this year - and he has already played six tournaments. The eighth-finish in the Australian Open, the outraster in Acapulco and the health problems: So far, Zverev is waiting to be self-sufficient - to be able to build on its successful year 2021 with six titles. A single final (montpellier) is too little for the demands of world ranking.

In the Principality Zverev had hoped to finally give the season a turn, and at first it did not look so bad. After two sovereign victories, in the quarter-finals he fought the Italian Jannik Sinner in a three-hour tennis marathon, but had to tribute the strapaces. The right thigh tweaked, and so at the end of his start-up in the sand season, the seventh defeat in tenth duel with TsitsiPas.

Zverev challenged at the "home game" in Munich

The mood slipped into the basement, zverev could not show up. The actually "good week" ended in the frustration, about his 25th birthday on Wednesday, Zverev has to recall for the upcoming tasks. The tournament plan on which he wants to cling to the "home game" in Munich, despite the slight injury, leads him to the Masters to Madrid and Rome. At the end of the sandy bullery are the French Open in Paris (from 22 May).

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There it goes for ZVEREV by nothing but his first grand slam title, with which he can forget many setbacks. In addition, he is characterized by the injuries of Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal as well as the poundskeeping of Novak Djokovic in the race for the lead in the world race. So "stupid" it's just running, so fast the season can turn to the good.