Alexander Zverev admits to feeling the pressure at Australian Open in world No 1 bid and spending too long on phone
Alexander Zverev admits the pressure of winning a first Grand Slam title and taking over as world No 1 got to him at the Australian Open. Zverev, 24, had the chance to claim the world No 1 ranking from Novak Djokovic with victory in Melbourne. Ad/> However, after sweeping through his first three matches he was surprisingly beaten in straight sets by 14th seed Denis Shapovalov.
/> Australian Open'He has a special way' — Zverev on Muller playing tennis and his social network24/01/2022 AT 13:02 Zverev, who lost in the Open Sud de France final to Alexander Bublik on Sunday, said he didn’t handle the expectations very well in Melbourne. “There was too much pressure in Australia, too much talking on the potential of being No 1,” he said. “It was in my head and I didn’t handle it well.
It’s how it is. That’s why I’m here in Montpellier, I want to play, be on the court, do better.” Murray to skip French Open and entire clay season Del Potro suggests he could soon retire from tennis Zverev’s impressive form in the first few rounds of the Australian Open had him touted as one of the favourites to win a first Grand Slam title. However, he said that being alone at the tournament did not help his chances of success.
“It’s a learning process. I was in the situation for the first time. Next time, maybe I won’t be on my phone that much.
This time my parents were not with me, my girlfriend was not with me, so I was with my phone a lot. Next time, if they’re with me I can maybe shut it down, to be free from the outside world. “That’s what I did very well in the Olympics after the semi-final, as I was the favourite to win the final.
I’ll try to do that in a way. I need to learn from it. I’m not a young player anymore.