Alexander Zverev is already within the third spherical of the Australian Open 2025, after two convincing performances.
The German has typically struggled within the early rounds of a Slam, arriving in lower than perfect bodily situation within the last levels and, subsequently, within the decisive matches towards the perfect on this planet. The German has defeated each Lucas Pouille and Pedro Martinez fairly clearly and can discover Jacob Fearnley within the third spherical.
Within the post-match interview, Zverev joked about the truth that he performed two consecutive matches within the night, throwing a pleasant dig at Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.
“It’s the second match I’ve played at night. I love playing at night here and I enjoy every chance I get to do it. I hope it’s not the last, we’ll see what happens.
Request to the boad of the tournament? The problem is that Novak has more power than me, even Carlos! Their requests are accepted first. If there were any other free spot to play at night, I would be happy to take it,” he mentioned.
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On the press convention, nevertheless, he targeted on his subsequent opponent, analyzing: “I saw him play against Nick Kyrgios the other day and against Novak at Wimbledon. I know he comes from college and that he climbed the rankings quite quickly: this means that he is playing great tennis.
I can’t wait to face him. I respect him a lot, because he chose the most difficult way to become a professional tennis player and – despite this – he passed all the steps. He deserves to be in the third round of a Slam. Personally, I think I played at a great level in both matches. For now, I have nothing to complain about.”
Alexander Zverev lighting the Rod Laver Area 💜❤️
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