Top
Alexander Zverev dismayed
Alexander Zverev, Australian Open, Tennis News

Racquet-smashing Alexander Zverev into Australian Open second round, but he admits fatigue concern


Alexander Zverev overcame a shaky start to progress at the Australian Open, but not before he demolished a racquet in anger.

The world number seven, who reach the semi-finals in Melbourne last year, lost the first set against Marcos Giron, but he was able to rally and power himself to a 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 6-2 win.

However, it didn’t always look that comfortable for him, and when he failed to serve out the first set, he took out his frustrations on his racquet.

In his post-match comments, Alexander Zverev admitted that fatigue had played a part in his slow start after his marathon matches against Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev at the ATP Cup over the weekend.

“He played incredible. He had me on the ropes, particularly in the second set tie-break,” said Zverev afterwards.

“I was just happy to get through. Playing the first round of a Grand Slam is never easy. My body felt a little fatigued, I was a little tired.”


By
0

Michael Graham, Tennishead.net Editor, has been a professional sports journalist for his whole career and is especially passionate about tennis. He's been the Editor of Tennishead.net for over 5 years and loves watching live tennis by visiting as many tournaments as possible. Michael specialises in writing in-depth features about the ATP & WTA tours.