Sascha Zverev is still at the very beginning of his great career.
The 20-year-old was extremely disappointed after he lost in the 3rd round of the Australian Open at the hands of Hyeon Chung. The German revealed that when he was in the locker room he was distraught, and Roger Federer came to “rescue” him.
What happened?
During the pre-tournament interview in Indian Wells, Sascha commented
“I didn’t expect it. I was kind of sitting on my bench in the locker room.
Federer was actually on the other side of the locker room. He came up talking to me he could see I was really upset and bummed out. Losing a five-set match in a Grand Slam is not the easiest, especially that I knew I was actually playing all right.
That was obviously not very easy. But obviously, it was also very encouraging.
Federer told me a story the first time he got past the Grand Slam quarters he was already 22 years old. So, for me, that was very encouraging.
He’s the greatest player of all time, and he told me something like that he never made it past the quarters until he was 22. And I’m only 20 years old, so in that case, I still have time to win a few majors I’m guessing.”
Seeded no.4, Zverev will face either Sousa or Youzhny in the opener in Indian Wells.
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