"I haven't written off New York" - Zverev hopeful for US Open
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Currently out with injury, Alexander Zverev admitted that he hopes to be ready for the US Open. Despite hopes of getting back in time, he said he will not be rushing.
Dominic Thiem paid a heavy price for rushing back from his wrist injury, and many tennis players are learning that lesson from the Austrian.
Matteo Berrettini waited a considerable amount of time to get back to tennis after his wrist injury, opting to return only after being certain he was fit, and he is certainly reaping the rewards now.
Having seen what happened with Thiem and now the opposite approach with Berrettini, Zverev has opted for a similar approach to the Italian, focusing on recovering back to 100% before working his way back onto the tour, as he revealed when talking with German publication Bild.
"I won't be someone who plays after being ready for it for one second. If I play the US Open then (it's) to win them and not for one or two rounds. I will only return if I have this form. I don't know whether it will be the US Open because I would have to play one or two tournaments beforehand. But I haven't written off New York."
The German ruptured three ankle ligaments when playing Rafael Nadal at the French Open just two weeks ago, forcing him to undergo surgery. It was certainly an image that no tennis fan would forget, with him forced off the court in a wheelchair after the agonizing fall.
Zverev is still in a cast but plans to start getting back to work towards a possible comeback in around three weeks. It is thought he will be enlisting the help of renowned German physiotherapist Klaus Eder for the job.
If he does end up competing in this season's US Open, he will want to replicate the sort of form that took him to his best-ever Grand Slam result in New York when he lost a five-set classic to Dominic Thiem in the final.
