‘Vomited 37 times’ Why is Alexander Zverev proud despite losing in Hamburg ahead of French Open?
The world no.3 Alexander Zverev lost in the round of 16 at Hamburg Open to Alexandre Muller but isn’t despondent. The reason? He is proud of the way he fought despite physical issues. “Last night I threw up 37 times and my temperature was 39.4ºC, so it’s pretty good. I was two points away from winning the match, so there’s a lot to be said for me. I think there are only two players in the world who would have been on court today. I’m one of them, and I’m very proud of it,” Zverev said, without taking the name of the one other player he reckons would have done. The French Open is set to begin soon and Zverev, who is yet to win a Grand Slam, is determined to do well. Story continues below this ad “I’ll recover first and then see, but nothing will change for me in Paris. I still want to show good tennis there and win a lot of matches. I think, overall, my tennis has been going well in …




