Something rather unusual happened a few minutes into the pre-match warm-up Alexander Zverev And Alex de Minaur. The video has been circulating online for several hours now and clearly shows what happened.
An event that obviously did not influence the result of the match, but which surprised many people with the gesture made by the German to “win” the coin toss and choose whether to serve or return in the opening game.
Alexander Zverev “fools” the referee and Alex de Minaur to win the coin toss
The referee asks Zverev the extent of his choice: ball or racket, the two symbols present on the two sides of the coin.
He replies “ball” and informs the chair umpire of the outcome of the throw, i.e. “racket”. When the latter turns to De Minaur to understand his decision, Zverev interrupts him by saying: “I chose racket”. The Hamburg native may have been confused however, because moments later he turned to the Australian explaining: “If you want to choose, go ahead.”
Images that have caused discussion and which Zverev will certainly clarify in the press conference in which he will take part at the end of the match valid for access to the final of the Roland Garros against Casper Ruud.
The match will start no earlier than 5.30pm – in any case after that between Carlos Alcaraz And Jannik Sinner – on the Court Philippe-Chatrier. Four precedents between Zverev and Ruud with two successes each. The tennis player from Oslo, however, prevailed in the semi-final in Paris last year with a clear 6-3, 6-4, 6-0.
