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topicnews · September 25, 2024

Zverev makes serious illness public

Zverev makes serious illness public

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From: Luca Hartmann

After winning the Laver Cup in Berlin, tennis ace Alexander Zverev has to take a forced break. He has been diagnosed with a serious illness.

Beijing – Germany’s currently best tennis professional Alexander Zverev was unable to break his Grand Slam curse at the four majors this year and will have to make a new attempt next year.

One reason: Zverev’s performance this season was affected by health problems. After winning the Laver Cup in Berlin, the 27-year-old now has to take a forced break – due to pneumonia!

Tennis star Alexander Zverev is suffering from pneumonia. © IMAGO / Photo Players Images

Tennis star Alexander Zvereve out with pneumonia

“Unfortunately, I was diagnosed with pneumonia, which explains the recent physical difficulties I have had in recent months,” Zverev told the German Press Agency. “I have to take care of my health first so that I can compete again as soon as possible.”

Zverev’s illness forced him to cancel his participation in the 500 event in Beijing. In the Chinese capital, he was supposed to be seeded second behind the Italian Jannik Sinner. “I am very disappointed that I had to withdraw from the China Open.” “I will miss my Chinese fans in Beijing and hope to be able to play in front of them again soon,” Zverev continued.

Not the first illness for Zverev this season

Zverev, who is currently ranked second in the world, has had to deal with health problems several times this season. At the US Open, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by eventual finalist Taylor Fritz, he suffered from a cough. After his elimination in the quarterfinals at the Olympics, he complained of circulatory problems. “I have to see what’s wrong with me now,” Zverev worried at the time. At the Laver Cup, he had a fever – probably a symptom of pneumonia.

The tight schedule of tennis stars could be one of the reasons for the many health problems. Many players, including the up-and-coming Carlos Alcaraz, have complained about this. Alcaraz recently said that the tight tournament schedule was “killing” the players and many players, including himself, were of the opinion “that we have to do something about it.” Zverev also described the season, which lasted from the end of December to the end of November, as “unnecessarily long.”

What will happen to Zverev is currently uncertain. After his recovery, the Hamburg native hopes to be able to compete in the Masters 1000 tournament in Shanghai from October 2 to 13. After that, he will compete in events in Vienna and Paris before heading to the ATP finals of the best eight players in Turin. It is still unclear whether Zverev will represent Germany at the Davis Cup finals in Malaga. (LuHa/dpa)

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