Sascha Zverev is definitely the most interesting prospect in tennis. The German is only 21, he is already ranked no.3, and he has 3 ATP1000 Masters under his belt (and a couple of finals),
Zverev is trying to improve his results in slams, and he has just managed to reach the 4th round at the Roland Garros. How did he manage to achieve all of this? He has the answer.
About his father
Zverev has been coached for long by his father, and during a recent interview, he explained why his dad was great in helping him to get where he is right now. Sascha commented
“For me, a great coach can read a 12-year-old, 13-year-old kid, how he’s going to play when he’s 20, 21, 22 and to structure the game that way for him to be successful when he’s older.
I was never No. 1 in Europe in the 14s. I was never ‘the, the’ best, but he always said you have to play a certain way.
You have to play this way for later to be the best. I think he saw that when I was 12, 13 years old and structured my game that way in practice obviously as well.
Same goes for my brother because my brother has a completely different style. Training two players like that who are completely different shows how much skill you have to have as a coach.”
That’s a very nice compliment.
| THANKS DAD! |
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