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The German tennis pro Alexander Zverev (26) loses in the third round at Wimbledon to the Italian Matteo Berrettini (27) and has to bury his dreams of the round of 16. Not only in sports does he have to take a setback, because the family blessing is of course a bit skewed in the Zverev house as well.
After defeating the Japanese Yosuke Watanuki (25), the Olympic champion is at odds with his team – which consists of his father and trainer Alexander senior and his brother and manager Mischa. They would only have insufficiently prepared him for his opponent. “I have a sore throat because of my chest because we didn’t discuss anything before the match. You can’t do that in a Grand Slam,” Zverev said after the match.
Surprised by strong serves
Reason for the excitement? The German was not in any serious danger when winning the four sets, but was on the field longer than desired. The power of his opponent’s serve in particular initially deterred him from his concept. “It was a complete surprise to me when he served at 215 km/h and hit me with two aces in the first service game. I had no idea. These are things I would like to take to the field. My coaching team has it not done so well today,» Zverev was disappointed by his surroundings.
The 26-year-old himself did not watch Watanuki matches in preparation for the match, as he was online as little as possible during tournaments to protect his eyes and stay focused. Normally, former German tennis pro Tobias Kamke (37) is responsible for analyzing opponents. However, he has not traveled to London as he currently plays in Germany as a club player in the tennis Bundesliga. “Then someone else has to do it,” the world number 21 criticized his team for the lack of analysis.
Curse word warning
During the match, Zverev complained several times to his father and brother and made gestures towards his box. However, that was not the only problem. So he slipped a “Fucking Shit” after a failed ball. Because a line judge heard this and reported it to the referee, he was cautioned, which caused even more excitement for Zverev during and after the match. Now he’s done swearing – at least in Wimbledon. (mbi)
Source : Blick
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