Zverev was called out publicly in his native Germany for accepting to play in Saudi Arabia but he explained why he's going.
In an interview conducted by the Diriyah Tennis Cup and published on YouTube, Zverev discusses his reasons for visiting Saudi Arabia. He's been out of action for a while, so having the opportunity to play against some of the greatest players in the country helped make the decision.
“I’m just looking forward to being back on court being back on a competitive court because it’s been a very long time for me,” said Zverev adding:
“The best players in the world are there so it’s gonna be high level tournament and I think everybody’s in form because they’re still either coming from Davis Cup or they just came from the ATP Finals so everybody will still be playing great tennis and I hope I can keep up with them.”
One of his best friends on Tour, Dominic Thiem will be present as well and Zverev is looking forward to connecting with Thiem again after not seeing each other in a while:
“I feel like me and Dominic, we haven’t seen each other for almost two years now because he was injured 2021 And I was injured to the 2022. So we missed each other in a way", explained Zverev.
He's also keen on playing as much as possible before Australia getting there in peak physical condition:
"Yeah, so I’m just looking forward to being back on tour and I’m just looking forward to, to getting matches and of course, you don’t want your first event to be back in Australia, because you then you feel like okay, you may be fit physically, you may be the best shape of your life."
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