Boris Becker has his clear opinion on tennis professional Alexander Zverev: The 57-year-old wishes a change in the coaching position with the best German tennis player.
The return is rather unsentimental. Boris Becker has often traveled to so many different tennis types in his professional life that he should hardly remember every single visit. “It’s nice to be here again”said Becker on the edge of the Rhine-Ruhr World University Games Almost a little compulsory in the Ruhr area.
In Essen, directly on Lake Baldeney, Becker, now 57 -year -old, also has a professional past. Once, in 1992, he had opened Essen in the Tennis Bundesliga for the traditional club ETUF Essen.
It was a long time ago. But the former superstar and triple Wimbledon winner never let go of his sport, his calling. As a trainer, TV expert and player guide, he still moves in the middle of the ATP and WTA professional circus. Becker is therefore still an important conversation partner when it comes to profit tennis.
Rumors about Becker as a Zverev trainer
And last but not least, his close, friendly relationship with Germany’s best, but troublesome professional, Alexander Zverev, Becker has recently brought back the headlines again not only in this country. Becker has been publicly demanding that Zverev have to develop in terms of sport for a long time so that he can achieve his goals.
And that he may need a new trainer to get new impulses. So far, father Alexander Senior has taken over the coaching job with only a few breaks since the youth. Brother Mischa has been for some time manager of his younger brother.
At the beginning of April, at the tournament in Monte CarloThere were first rumors that Becker himself could become the new Zverev coach. Nothing came of it, however, even if Becker showed up at a training session Zverev.
The former tennis professional Boris Becker (L) and Alexander Zverev stand together during a training session
Zverev annoys over Becker
Becker’s criticism of Alexander Junior apparently met the professional into the mark. “If things go well for me, I always do everything right if I am going badly, everyone is always very, very smart. Unfortunately, Boris is part of it”said the Hamburger after his quarter-finals at the French Open In Paris irritated and probably also upset.
But: Zverev also achieved anything but good results afterwards. After his first round-off at Grand Slam-Tournament in Wimbledon the 28-year-old made acute mental problems public.
“So ideally you don’t open your heart if you from the first round of Wimbledon has lost. Only, he made it aware of that. He needed that, I wanted to hug him at that moment because he was sorry “said Becker in Essen. “He is 28 years old and he knows exactly what he is doing, I don’t have to go into it in detail now.”
Training with Toni Nadal in Mallorca
Zverev has a change in the long-term routine in preparation for the hard court season in the USA and Canada made. Zverev is currently training on the Spanish island Mallorca With Toni Nadal.
Whether the trainer who Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has formed since his youth that Zverev should also be at the side in the long term is not yet known. Becker would definitely welcome this.
“Maybe that’s a completely new perspective for Sascha Zverev, how to live tennis, how to train tennisT “said Becker: “I mean when Rafael and Toni chat with you about tennis, then you have to keep your mouth yourself and just listen.”
Becker still convinced of Zverev
Becker remains with his criticism, but sees positive perspectives for the German. “I am still convinced that he will still win his Grand Slam. I am also convinced that he can still become number one if he just sets the right course”, So Becker. “And if that’s the case with Toni and in the background with Rafael, then he did everything right.”
Zverev will be at the Rogers Cup compete in Toronto. Becker also did not know whether he travels to Canada with Toni Nadal or in a tried and tested personnel constellation.