Alexander Zverev says event organizers are slowing down tennis courts to favor Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
Zverev, the world No. 3, overcame an harm scare to beat Valentin Royer 6-4, 6-4 on the Shanghai Masters on Saturday however then voiced his displeasure with the best way he felt the game was heading.
“I hate when it is the identical, to be trustworthy,” Zverev mentioned in his on-court interview. “I believe the event administrators are going in direction of that path as a result of, clearly, they need Jannik and Carlos to do properly each event, and that is what they like.
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“These days, you’ll be able to play virtually the identical approach on each floor. I do not prefer it. I am not a fan of it. I believe tennis wants totally different recreation kinds, tennis wants a bit little bit of selection, and I believe we’re missing that proper now.”
Alcaraz and Sinner are the one two gamers to carry the No. 1 rating since June 2024. They break up this 12 months’s 4 Grand Slams, and each are coming off title wins — Sinner on the China Open and Alcaraz on the Japan Open — although Alcaraz is lacking the Shanghai Masters due to a left ankle harm.
Zverev needed to be handled on courtroom for a toe harm when serving for the match at 5-4, nevertheless it didn’t halt his progress.
“I landed humorous on my toe, and after that I might barely do a step, so we’ll see what it’s,” he mentioned. “We are going to see if I’ll ever be wholesome this 12 months once more, as a result of it has been a wrestle, however I am blissful to be via.”
PA contributed to this report.
