Alexander Zverev finds support from the ATP Tour as he felt injustice in the first set. Despite an impressive performance, Zverev’s entry to Hamburg’s quarterfinals wasn’t easy. He not only lost his first set in R16, but it was due to an error. While the German star was able to change the course of the game, he was disappointed with the officiating. Coming forward to Zverev’s help, Casper Ruud shared his disappointment with the ATP.

Ruud took Zverev’s side to express his frustration over the lack of technology used in tennis matches to help players and umpires for better results. Ruud referred to Zverev’s match against Hugo Gaston at the ATP Hamburg Open, where Zverev claimed that the ball bounced twice as Gaston attempted to return a short ball.

Tennis TV shared a clip of the moment, asking viewers “One or two bounces? 🤔,” Ruud rushed to Zverev’s side and said, “Crazy to me that we’re in 2024 and it’s not possible to challenge/video review calls like this..”  The Norwegian player further responded to a person’s claim who asked whether such a missed call could impact the overall match. “I think it could. Most cases no it won’t, but in some yes. In theory it could happen on match point at 6-5 in the deciding set tiebreak. That’s either match over or 6-6 in the tiebreak..,” he said.

Unfortunately for the German, the point cost him the first set against Gaston. The German star claimed that when he returned to the Frenchman, his ball bounced twice on the court before the return. However, the French ATP star refused the allegation and asked the umpire to intervene. Despite the umpire bringing the supervisor, Gaston won the first set as the supervisor refused to overturn the decision. This fueled Zverev’s anger and he exclaimed in disappointment, “It’s impossible that it only bounced once, impossible!”

Despite the setback, Zverev managed to win the match. However, his experience at yesterday’s clash showed the troubles tennis players experience. Ruud’s statements further light on that problem mentioning how players are often victims of misjudgment which can improve with technology. Nevertheless, Zverev showed his brilliance by taking over the French ATP star to reach the quarterfinals.

Alexander Zverev achieves massive victory despite being “unsure this morning” if he was going to play 

This German ATP star defeated Gaston by 4-6, 6-2 7-5. Despite losing the first set to a faulty decision, Zverev was determined to win this match. Post-victory, he said, “I was still unsure this morning if I was going to play or not and during the warm-up I was in quite a lot of pain, But somehow when I step on this court it disappears a little bit when the adrenaline gets going.”

Zverev is suffering from both a tear in his knee capsule and bone edema. After revealing his extreme pain, this German ATP star outdid himself in entering the quarterfinals, which tells a lot about his determination and confidence to win against Gaston.

Zverev’s first-set loss against Gaston showed the challenges of the players on the court, despite having the infrastructure for video preview. Ruud’s statements highlight the frustrations of the players as well. Do you think the ATP tour committee should look into this matter?