Alexander Zverevwinner last year of Masters 1000 of Rome, whose 2025 edition begins this Wednesday, He admitted Tuesday that he had felt “a little burned” after Australia’s Openwhere he lost in the final against Italian Jannik Sinner.
“Before Munich (tournament that won in mid -April), my level of play was not very good. There are explanations for that. I think not having taken free time after Australia’s Open was the main reason“said the world number 2 at a press conference.
“I felt that I was a bit ‘burned’. Tennis is a hard sport, we play a lot, we travel a lotbut we don’t give rest to our body or our mind, and I needed it, “he added.
After losing Sinner in Melbourne in three sets (6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3), Zverev, still in search of his first Grand Slam title at the age of 28, he played the tournaments of Rio, Buenos Aires and Acapulco on whipped land, with the best result of two quarter-final.
He was then eliminated in his debut in Indian Wells, fell in the round of 16 in Miami and fell again eliminated in his debut in Montecarlo.
The German recovered part of its form winning the ATP 250 Munich Tournament at home, before falling to the Argentine Francisco Cerún it in the round of 16 of Madrid 1000.
“I am on the right track, I won a tournament fifteen days ago, I must not forget it, I have to maintain the positive in my mind. I am not happy with my results, but I think the best players raise their level in the big tournamentsin the most important moments. I will rediscover my tennis for the great tournaments, “said the number 2 in the world.
