Fans on social media gave Alexander Zverev the moniker “the lion,” and he has adopted it. This also came up following his victory over Grigor Dimitrov on Monday night at Roland Garros. When asked in the press conference following the match whether the reason fans refer to him as the lion is because he naps often, Zverev responds with a hilarious answer.
“Yeah, what is it, lions sleep 18 hours a day and have sex for 4 hours a day and then eat for 2? Doesn’t sound too bad for me, to be honest (smiling). I don’t know how to answer that, to be honest. That’s probably a little bit has to do with the haircut, a little bit with screaming,” Zverev commented.
Zverev at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
WLLWWWWLWW Ranked world no.27, Zverev has a compiled 20-14 win-loss record in 2023. Alexander is currently playing at the French Open where he conquered the world no.294 Lloyd Harris 7-66 7-60 6-1, the world no.86 Alex Molcan 6-4 6-2 6-1, the world no.12 Frances Tiafoe 3-6 7-63 6-1 7-65 and the world no.29 Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-4 6-3.
Alexander Zverev will take on the world no.49 Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the quarter. They have never played each other till now in top competitions.
Zverev won 19 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 6 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Halle (Terra Wortmann Open) on the 19th of June and Wimbledon (Wimbledon) on the 3rd of July.
