(Munich) The German Alexander Zverev, former world No.2, seriously injured in the semi-finals of Roland-Garros, plans to return to the tennis courts in December during exhibition tournaments, explained his brother and manager Mischa, to the Eurosport television channel.
“He needs a few games before the start of the season. Training sessions at home, without an audience, is different. He needs to be on the court against a good player, with the ball boys, and the referees, to feel the adrenaline again,” said Mischa Zverev, adding that his brother had no more pain.
Now, the 2020 U.S. Open finalist is targeting an exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia, the Diriyah Tennis Cup from December 8-10, before lining up, if the tests are conclusive, at the United Cup, a mixed team competition which is due to launch the 2023 season at the end of December and the beginning of January in Australia (Brisbane, Perth, Sydney).
This competition should serve as a springboard for Zverev towards the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne from January 16 to 29.
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Seriously injured (tearing of the three external ligaments of the right ankle) in the semi-finals of Roland-Garros against Rafael Nadal at the beginning of June, Alexander Zverev, 25, intended to make his return during the first round of the Davis Cup in September, in Hamburg.
But he had given up at the last moment, acknowledging that he had forced his rehabilitation too much. An edema in the right ankle had been diagnosed, with a risk of fracture. “I have to be careful, otherwise it can become dangerous for the future,” he explained.
He then recognized that a return to competition was counted “in weeks”, or even “more likely in months”.
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