“Everyday Life is Very Laborious”: Alexander Zverev Admits of Being Mentally Tired

World No.4 Alexander Zverev recently emerged as the champion of the Vienna Open 2021. He defeated the man in-form Frances Tiafoe in the finals and won the title.

After that, Alexander Zverev didn’t succeed at the Rolex Paris Masters 2021 but is eyeing the ATP Finals 2021 title now. He got a walkover against Matteo Berrettini in the very first match at the tournament as the Italian injured himself during the second set. In a recent interview, Zverev talked about the long tennis calendar and how he feels exhausted because of it.

Alexander Zverev highlights that the 2021 season has been quite tiring for him

In a recent interview with Bild.de, Zverev emphasized that he is mentally very tired as he has played quite a lot of tournaments after the US Open 2021. He even mentioned that no other sport has a longer season than tennis and therefore, players have to train almost all the time.

“I’m mentally tired, but I know: It’s the last tournament and a highlight. You want to show your best tennis that motivates. I’m doing great again! Everyday life is very laborious: train, warm up, these little things. No other sport has a longer season than tennis,” said Zverev in the interview. (Translated via Google Translate)

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Zverev reveals his training plans ahead of the Australian Open 2022

In the same interview, Zverev stated that after the ATP Finals 2021, he will again start training in the middle of December. He said so because unlike last year, the Australian Open 2022 will kick off in the middle of January, and thus, he would require some time to train himself. Even though he is happy that the ATP Finals 2021 is the last tournament, he claimed that it still takes a body at least two months to regain its shape.

“After the US Open, one Masters, a 500 tournament and the World Cup, then we will be ready at the end of October. It takes the body two months to regenerate. That’s all you can do. I will start training again at the beginning of December. Less than three weeks are enough for a grand slam to get in top shape,” added the World No.4 player.

Alexander Zverev will next face Daniil Medvedev in the second round-robin match of the ATP Finals 2021. Will he be able to defeat the Russian and take revenge of his Paris Masters defeat?

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