Zverev's thrill: fever chaos and out in Hamburg!

Zverev's thrill: fever chaos and out in Hamburg!

Hamburg, Deutschland - Alexander Zverev experienced a disappointing dress rehearsal at the Hamburg European Open. In the round of 16, the German tennis professional against Alexandre Müller, currently in 40th place on the ATP world rankings, had to accept a defeat. After a strenuous match that lasted 2:40 hours, Zverev lost 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 7 (5: 7). During the game he suffered from feverish symptoms, with a temperature of 39.4 degrees and handed over 37 times. This health maleur illustrated its difficulties that were not striking in the last few weeks before the French Open. FAZ.net reports that Zverev accepted a wildcard for the tournament after numerous top players accepted had.

With a record of 13-5 on sand this year and a tournament victory, Zverev shows that his talents are undeniable. Nevertheless, his performance was far from what he delivered last year. In the previous round he defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6: 1, 7: 6, but he was unable to call up his usual level against Müller. Those responsible at the Hamburg Open must now continue without any German participation after Justin Engel also left the third party against the third party Andrej Rubljow.

performance and outlook on the French Open

The current circumstances throw a shadow on Zverev's preparations for the French Open that start on Sunday. He was able to record 36.0% of the board of 77.2% of 77.2%. Nevertheless, it is unclear when he can travel to Paris. In another match, Müller also previously had to prevail against Elias Ymer before challenging Zverev. ftw.usatoday reports that Zverev's betting odds for winning the Hamburg European Open is +170, while Mullers quota is at +2800.

Boris Becker, former tennis professional, saw the potential with Justin Engel, who performed well despite his defeat against Rubljow. However, Engel must now also reorient itself because the Hamburg event will continue without German players. Zverev's unfortunate course underlines the challenges of which players have to cope with in performance and injury dimensionality. According to a Investigation from Würzburg , acute injuries are often localized on the lower extremity, whereby the ankle is particularly stressed.

The current situation shows how exhausting professional sport is and how important the health of the athletes remains. Zverev, who fights with a critical aspect of his fitness in front of the French Open, will do everything in his power to relax and return to the top.