Alexander Zverev says 2025 has been "a nightmare" season for him injury-wise since he has battled a number of accidents, which instantly impacted his outcomes and made it more durable for him to enhance.
On Wednesday, the German tennis star fell to a 1-1 file within the ATP Finals group stage after world No. 1 Jannik Sinner handed him a 6-4 6-3 defeat in Turin. For the world No. 3, it was his third consecutive defeat to Sinner in as many weeks – the Italian additionally ousted the German in Vienna and Paris.
After Zverev's yet one more defeat to Sinner, a reporter introduced up Ivan Ljubicic's take, the place Roger Federer's former coach steered that if Sinner is usually enhancing, others ought to ask themselves what they have been missing. And the three-time Grand Slam finalist didn't look like too impressed with that query.
Zverev: This 12 months was a nightmare for me… It's simple for you guys to ask these questions
"Primary is to remain wholesome and injury-free. This 12 months was a nightmare for me injury-wise. On a regular basis I had one thing. It was troublesome for me to enhance once I all the time needed to attempt to get wholesome. That is primary factor. Look, after all I feel it's fairly simple for you guys to ask these questions as a result of the rating says 6-4, 6-3. When you look deeper into the match, I actually consider that it might have been greater than 6-4, 6-3, so… Don't all the time choose it by the rating," the 28-year-old stated.
This 12 months, Zverev battled shoulder, again and ankle accidents. Most lately, the German's ankle flared up on the Paris Masters, however he was in a position to get well in time for the ATP Finals.
On Friday, Zverev will meet Felix Auger-Aliassime in a direct battle for a semifinal spot on the ATP Finals.
