Wimbledon. German tennis participant Alexander Zverev, runner-up final month at Roland Garros, superior to the spherical of 16 at Wimbledon after beating British participant Cameron Norrie (forty second) 6-4, 6-4 and 7-6 (17/15).
After that victory he even allowed himself to joke from a distance with Manchester Metropolis supervisor Josep Guardiola, who was current in one of many containers.
“Once I noticed Pep Guardiola I bought nervous throughout just a few video games,” admitted the tennis participant, a fan of Bayern Munich, the membership that the Catalan coached up to now.
“Bayern Munich want a coach,” Zverev stated, apparently forgetting that Belgian Vincent Kompany has already been appointed to the put up.
“However for those who’re bored with soccer, you possibly can practice me someday on a tennis court docket,” he stated in his message on the court docket.
Guardiola then went to greet him on the exit of the court docket.
Concerning the match he had simply gained in opposition to Norrie, Zverev was very happy with the issue his opponent had on that floor.
“Cam is an unimaginable participant and grass is his favorite floor, he was a semi-finalist right here. I knew I used to be going to must play at my greatest,” stated the 27-year-old German.
“If I maintain serving like I am serving, we’ll see how far I can go within the match,” he stated hopefully.
For the second, within the spherical of 16 he’ll face the American Taylor Fritz (twelfth) or the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo (nineteenth).
Along with ending second on the final Roland Garros, Zverev was a finalist on the US Open in 2020. He has by no means gained a Grand Slam title.
He has by no means managed to achieve the quarter-finals at Wimbledon and this 12 months he appears decided to interrupt that ceiling as he has not misplaced a single set within the three matches performed on this version.
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– 2024-07-07 16:22:20
