was interrogated As Alexander Zverev to its short-term cancellation for the Berlin tournament after the controversial Adriatic Tour, stood Germany’s best tennis player and broke the press conference. “Until tomorrow,” said the world ranked Seventh out of Hamburg, smiled briefly at the camera and ended the video unlock. The 23-Year-old had won at a Show-a spectacle in the Mouratoglou Academy in the South of France, especially his first Match against the canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime.

First, yet dazzling mood and quite opinion Zverev announced further cooperation with the former Spanish professional David Ferrer as Coach and expressed his reservations about staging the US Open. “It is a little bit crazy, to play now in the US Open,” he said. “I would like it if the US Open would not take place and we begin in Europe.”

cancellation anyway

It was “not the right time to fly to America now,” said Zverev, from the castle of a cancellation, but – in contrast to the Australian Nick Kyrgios, who announced on Sunday his resignation. “If the US Open will take place, what should we do players? Just when all the play, said it also has to do with ranking points,“ Zverev. Despite the high Covid-19-Numbers in the United States, and the reservations of many professionals, the American Association insists, first, from Cincinnati to New York, relocated women’s and men’s tournament and the 31. In August the US Open without spectators.

of Course, the press Attaché had warned on Saturday evening that, please, only questions about the “Ultimate Tennis Showdown” be approved, and please should be asked not to Covid-19 or the Adriatic Tour. When (not provided) issue the US Open is still knowledgable, remained Zverev still has a case to answer after his behavior in the Corona-crisis.

in the Midst of the current debate on the restart of the Tour, a positive Corona Tests before the women’s tournament in Palermo and the increasing doubts about the US Open and now the Masters in Madrid ends of the occurs in the vicinity of nice, was, after all, Zverevs first public since the consequences of the Adriatic-Tour.

In June, he was noticed there together with the world ranking list Novak Djokovic and other professionals because of the party videos and the disregard of hygiene recommendations is negative. After a party video with him had appeared, with no time allocation on the Internet. Finally, angry Zverev, the organizers of an invitation tournament in Berlin with his short-term backing down.

good topics for this warm summer evening in the pretty Academy of Serena Williams coach Patrick Mouratoglou. Sporty the duel with his 19-year-old a regular training partner had only limited power, in part, spectacular it was, but also because of the revolutionary rules.