Alexander Zverev is finally back to competition after being sidelined for 6 months following the ankle injury suffered against the Rafa Nadal in the Roland Garros semifinal. In the first match of Team Germany’s tie against Team Czech Republic on Saturday, Zverev will take on Next Gen ATP Finals runner-up Jiri Lehecka in an effort to get his comeback off to a winning start.
During a recent interview, Sascha commented:
“Finally being back on court, being back in a competitive official tournament as well. It’s been a long time for me unfortunately, but I’m looking forward to Australia. I’ve always enjoyed being here, I’ve always enjoyed coming back here and as I said, just playing tennis again, just being out competing and I’ve always enjoyed team events.”
Talking about his ankle injury, the German player added:
“Of course, I’m coming back from injury. I think I’m not going to be playing my absolute best tennis this week but I’m looking forward to being back on the court and I think the team atmosphere will help.”
Alexander Zverev in 2022
Now the world no.12, Zverev played his last match on the 3rd of June when he had to retire when playing against world no.2 Rafael Nadal in the semifinal and the scoreline was 7-6(8) 6-6 .
This year Alexander owns a composed 29-10 match record. Alexander Zverev’s best achievement of this year was getting to the final in Montpellier and Madrid.
Zverev is scheduled to play next in Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.