French Open - 'Look at me when I'm giving you an answer' - Alexander Zverev snaps at reporter over phone

Alexander Zverev was not impressed with a reporter during his post-match press conference at the French Open following his second-round victory. The German third seed faced a match point and recovered in gutsy fashion to come back from two-sets down to beat Sebastian Baez 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 7-5 and reach the third round at Roland-Garros. Ad/> It was a brutal encounter for Zverev so early in the tournament, but he showed impressive resilience and resolve to stage the five-set comeback and set up a match against Brandon Nakashima of the USA in the next round.

Roland-Garros'I was quite depressed at times' — Zverev discusses battle with mental health13 HOURS AGO Speaking after his victory over Baez in his press conference, the 25-year-old was clearly irked by a journalist who looked down at their phone when he began to answer a question. «Can you at least look at me when I am giving you an answer?» asked a visibly frustrated but smiling Zverev. «Because you asked me that question and you were just on your phone.» Zverev spoke openly during the press conference about receiving negative comments and dealing with them from a mental health standpoint.

“You have to learn not to look at it,” Zverev said when asked about negative comments aimed his way. “But for me, my mental health does not depend on social media. “My mental health depends on other problems I have, to be honest.

I never talk about it. I think some players talk about it more often, and [are] more open. I don't like to do that, but I was struggling a lot this year.

“So, yeah, not because of social media. I was struggling a lot because of other things, so I was not happy. “I think I was quite depressed at times, as well.

So, yeah. It's all a big part. I think the