12:59 p.m
defeat in doubles
Yesterday Zverev was already in action with his Brazilian double colleague Marcelo Melo. The two lost to Tommy Paul and Cameron Norrie in three sets. After all, Zverev can concentrate entirely on the individual tournament.
12:54
New coach
Since his father has been limited in time for around six months, Alexander Zverev is now back to an external solution when choosing a coach. The Spaniard Sergi Bruguera was recommended to him by ex-coach David Ferrer and should help to get out of the low form.
12:49 p.m
The search for the form
A week ago, Alexander Zverev experienced one of the biggest lows in his career. In Munich he was defeated by 18-year-old Dane Holger Rune (70th place in the world rankings) in the first match, clearly in two sets with 3:6 and 2:6. Zverev himself then spoke of his worst match in years.
12:43 p.m
Nice afternoon!
Have a nice afternoon and welcome to Alexander Zverev’s opening match at the Madrid Open. As the reigning champion, Sascha can start directly in the second round with a wild card. His opponent is Marin Čilić and he was third in the world rankings. At 1:15 p.m. it should start on the sand court!