Alexander Zverev is no longer working with Sergi Bruguera, as he revealed ahead of the 2023 Roland Garros.
The Spanish coach joined Zverev's team in May last year, but the two didn't spend much time together on the ATP Tour as Zverev suffered a career-threatening injury at the 2022 Roland Garros in June.
Ahead of the second Grand Slam of the season this year, where he's a defending semifinalist, Zverev spoke to the media and revealed that the Spanish coach is no longer part of his team and that the decision came after the Madrid Open.
"Sergi is no longer part of the team. It was always a clear plan that he is with me because my father didn't feel well in terms of health. We decided together with Sergi after Madrid a few weeks ago that we finish our work."
Players often don't want to discuss why they split with their coaches, but Zverev seemingly didn't have a problem with this. The German player explained that they had different views on approaching his tennis after the injury that altered his career.
"My father, Sergi, and myself, we don't have the same opinion of how I should approach my tennis, how I should play tennis after my injury. I had another opinion, we tried."
Despite the split, it was clear that the two parted ways on a positive note, as Zverev couldn't find anything but good words to describe the experienced Spanish coach.
"But he is a superb person. I don't have a single bad word to say about him. He helped me extremely [well for] one-and-a-half years ago until Paris last year, in times where my father was not there. I wish him nothing but the best for the future."
As Zverev explained, the split also came because his circumstances had changed in a way that he could not have expected. He isn't the same confident player that he used to be, and he said that he needs to return to a familiar environment again. This suggests that his father, Alexander Zverev Sr., might be the one helping out as a coach in the coming weeks.
"For me, I want to go back on my path and I want to be in this familiar environment again. The different opinions were perhaps a bit bigger than we thought after the injury."
"Before it was crystal clear how I should play tennis. I had confidence and courage on the court and for me it is time to find that back and there are different ways to achieve that. I didn't see this way for me now anymore."