Alexander Zverev: “I became the worst number two in the world”

Alexander Zverev is the current champion of Masters 1000 in Rome. And with that sheet it arrives at the Italic forum.

“It is always nice to go knowing that you have won the tournament and I feel confident here. I really like Rome, so I hope to play as well as last year and win many games, “he said at a press conference, already in the Italian capital.

N ° 1 of the world? “It would be fine, I’ve never been there and maybe it arrives. So we’ll see how it is doing.” Thus he declared about the possibility of reaching No. 1 of the ranking, which Jannik Sinner occupies. However, today it is further considering that Italian himself does not defend units these weeks.

The current Madrid champion will begin his campaign against a player of the Previous phase or Argentine Camilo Ugo Carabelli. The German, second head of the series, saw his streak truncated in Madrid, where he suffered his third consecutive defeat against Francisco Cerúando.

“I did not play a great tennis before Munich. Suddenly I became the worst number two in the world And he didn’t deserve to be there. But I was there because I got results, The ranking does not lie, Points are achieved if games and titles are won. “

Zverev could face Alcaraz in semifinal, but must first exceed a key that includes Lorenzo Musetti, Daniil Medvedev, Arthur Fils and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

“I am not satisfied with my results. But in the end, in the most important matches, in the most important moments, I still believe that the strongest players will emerge. And I still believe that I will find my tennis for the most important tournaments ”he concluded.

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