Alexander Zverev has declared that grass is undoubtedly the most dangerous surface as he continues to recuperate from an injury he suffered at Wimbledon last week.
Despite leading two sets to love, Zverev was defeated in five sets by 13th seed Taylor Fritz in the Wimbledon fourth round.
The German player, who was wearing a knee brace the whole fight, later disclosed that he had sustained a potentially serious injury toward the conclusion of his victory over Cameron Norrie in the third round.
On Wednesday, Zverev returned to action on clay at the Hamburg Open, where he hopes to retain the championship after winning it a year ago.
Furthermore, he asserted in a follow-up interview that clay would not aggravate the injury and that grass posed the most risk.
Zverev expressed his thoughts about it and said: “Grass is definitely the most dangerous surface. These things can happen in any match on grass, and it happened to me against Norrie. You slip, and your body gets into a weird position, which normally doesn’t happen on clay. On clay, you have better control when you slide than you do on grass. You saw how many players retired or had to withdraw during Wimbledon this year, so I think grass is definitely the most dangerous surface, especially when it’s not completely dry.”
He added: “I have a small fracture in the bone, and the bone where the fracture is can only be stressed if I make the same movement again – that is if I fully extend my knee and then go into hyperextension. I have played tennis for twenty-five years, and I have never done it on clay, and I don’t think it’s possible to make that movement on clay either. So if I do it for the first time in twenty-five years, then I am too stupid, and then I’ll have a complete fracture. But I believe, and it was also my brother’s and many experts’ opinion, that if you look at the movement on clay, you can’t make the movement I did. Therefore, I see no danger.”
Zverev in Hamburg, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWWWWWWWL Now the world no.4, Zverev achieved an overall 41-12 record in 2024. The German is now competing in Hamburg where he ousted the world no.114 Jesper De Jong 6-2 6-2 and the world no.81 Hugo Gaston .
Alexander Zverev will face the world no.18 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Round Robin on Sunday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their actual record is 6-2 for Zverev.
The German has won 2 titles in 2024 in Australia and Rome. The German was the runner-up at the French Open.
Zverev won 23 titles in his career: 8 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
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