Tennis News: Alexander Zverev admits ending the 2022 season with a win means a lot to him after everything he’s been through in the 2022 season.
The German, who tore several ligaments in his French Open semi-final against Rafael Nadal, also developed swollen bones as he prepared to return to the ATP last September.
After missing the entire second half of the 2022 season, Olympic champions Tokyo returned to action earlier this year in the exhibition event, the Diriyah Cup, although they didn’t end up win the test.
Last week, the German represented the Hawks team at the inaugural edition of the exhibition event, the World Tennis League, in Dubai and he was one of the reasons why Tim Hawks succeeded to win the mixed team competition.
“I’m happy to have won something this season. This season has been a difficult season for me. For sure, I haven’t played for six and a half months. So to end this season by winning competitions is incredible for me and for the whole team,” Zverev told The National.
In the first match of the World Tennis League final, Kazakh national tennis player and Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina of Team Hawks defeated Team Kites’ representative, world number 1 Iga Swiatek in straight sets. But Team Kites remained hopeful after Canadian tennis player Felix Auger Aliassime beat Zverev in straight sets.
In the decision, the Hawks sealed the World Tennis League title after Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Dominic Thiem defeated Sania Mirza and Holger Rune in straight sets.
In the end, Team Hawks frustrate Team Kites with a score of 37-25. For the German tennis player, the week of the World Tennis League was a very positive week.
In the World Tennis League, the German tennis player participated in a total of four matches and won three. In the first match, he defeated Serbian Novak Djokovic in straight sets, then defeated Italian Andreas Seppi before losing to Auger Aliassime.
Zverev also played in a doubles match with Rybakina and defeated Auger Aliassime and Mirza in straight sets.
After being sidelined for several months, Zverev signed up to play in the Diriyah Cup and the World Tennis League as he wanted to play real matches ahead of the 2023 season. exhibition, he looks healthy and ready for the new season.
Article tags: Tennis, world tennis league, alexander zverev, Felix Auger Aliassime
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