A teammate attacks Zverev after winning the US Open: “He wins two Grand Slams this year and puts himself on the same level as Alcaraz and Sinner. That doesn’t seem right to me, and I think it doesn’t to the rest of the tennis world either. I don’t think he’s close to the level of the other two”
Alexander Zverev He is the player of the moment on the ATP circuit. The German has just been proclaimed champion of the US Open, his second Grand Slam after the one achieved in June at Roland Garros. To that we must add the final of Wimbledon and the semi-finals of the Australian Open, results that have allowed him to position himself as number 1 in the ‘race’, the classification that only counts the results since January 1 and has many options to end the year at the top of world tennis.
However, not all his teammates value what the German is achieving. one of them is Tallon Griekspoor, who is very clear that he is not at the level of Alcaraz and Sinner.
“Win two Grand Slams this year, but then he puts himself on the same level as Alcaraz and Sinner. That doesn’t seem right to me, and I think the rest of the tennis world doesn’t either.. They have come this far only because one of them did not participate in a Grand Slam this year. Now he acts like he’s the best around. And it is for a while, because it wins two Grand Slams. But I don’t think it’s anywhere near the level of the other two,” he said on the ‘Cor Potcast’ podcast.
But the Dutch player, number 55 in the world, did not stop there. He also criticized some of Zverev’s habits on the court.especially when serving.
“The most annoying thing about an opponent’s game is what Zverev did at the US Open. He simply dribbled twenty times before serving. After four matches, he had dribbled 12,000 times, while Van de Zandschulp only dribbled 3,000 times. I believe 100% that he does it to distract us” critical.
“You have to start serving in 25 seconds. He moves quickly between points, but then starts the point quickly. He gets up very early and therefore bounces a lot. The server sets the pace, so you have to follow him. You can’t prepare for that. You have to know in advance what is going to happen, and suddenly you’re squatting waiting twenty seconds before I take out“added Griekspoor, who this weekend will play with the Netherlands in the tie against Colombia to advance to the Davis Cup World Group.
