Alexander Zverev Talks About Problems On Surviving On The ATP Tour

Alexander Zverev has not been having the best of the season so far. The German hasn’t won a title this year. He also failed to win multiple matches since Acapulco 2019. He recently lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Mutua Madrid Open 2019 in the quarterfinals.

One of the reasons behind the disappointing performance of Alexander Zverev could be his personal problems. He has been dealing with a lawsuit against Patricio Apey, his former agent. Alexander Zverev also reportedly broke up with her girlfriend recently. His father is also struggling with some medical issues. All these things have led to his slump in the 2019 season for Alexander Zverev.

Alexander Zverev spoke about how he manages things without a manager. He said, ” I am a young guy that is trying to build a brand as well. It’s not even difficult things or something. It’s just time time-consuming, It’s energy consuming. Obviously, you have to deal with a lot of different things. I have to deal with lawyers, as well. I have to deal with obviously management stuff because I don’t have anyone. And I have to kind of do it myself right now.”

Alexander Zverev admitted that he was playing better tennis, last season than the 2019 season. He also talked about the reason why he played better last year. He said, “Last year, the reason why I was playing so good, all I was doing was playing tennis. Everything else was taken care for me. I was going to bed, I was waking up, thinking about how practice was. After practice I was thinking about what to eat, then practice again, go to bed.”

“Now it’s more like I have to wake up. I have to think about, okay, I got this and this email, I have to respond to this and this person, I have to make a phone call, do that, then I have to practice. It’s a lot more things,” he added further.

Alexander Zverev is still figuring out go manage his things properly and he feels that this could have been the biggest reason for his poor performance, this season. He said, “I think a big reason why also, I mean, I didn’t play my best so far this year was that I’m still young and I had to figure out how to do that. And I had to figure out what comes with that. I mean, let’s be honest, the last few years I was playing tennis, but I was still having a life where everything was taken care for me. Now I kind of took over and do everything myself.”

Alexander Zverev has learned a lot and feels stronger than before. The German said, “It’s a learning experience. But I think once you go through that like I am now, you’ll come out much stronger and much better.”

Alexander Zverev is set to face Matteo Berrettini in the second round of the Italian Open 2019. It will be enthralling to see how the World No. 4 performs in the second half of the season.