Alexander Zverev was eliminated by Francisco Cerundolo in the round of 16 of the Masters 1000 in Madrid. The German tennis player never entered the match against the Argentine and lost in two quick sets, expressing his disappointment at the end of the match: “I didn’t have a good game, but he played well and did the things he had to do. It’s very disappointing because I thought I had a chance to win the tournament”.
Alexander Zverev is projected towards the now imminent Italian Internationalswhere among other things he established himself six years ago: “It will be interesting because I feel like my shots are there, but for some reason I can’t win consistently and play at the level I would like in some match situations.“.
The world number 5 also spoke about the competitive calendar: “My priority, which is also that of the Player Council, is to understand how to make the season slightly shorter in order to have a longer off-season than the current four weeks. I also talked about it with Alex de Minaur and quite simply four weeks are not enough for an athlete to recover and be ready. There is no time to do purely physical work, you have to hurry. The main goal at the moment is to get a 6-7 week off-season where we can take care of our bodies”.
