Alexander Zverev participated in the Australian expansion as the owner of the 2020 Olympic Games gold medal, in addition he reached the semi -finals of the 2020 Australia Open. But since then he has always been in decline.
Last season, Zverev was eliminated in the quarterfinals after the loss of Novak Djokovic. Anyway, it was an acceptable failure to Zverev because Djokovic was the world's No. 1 player, an expanded Australian champion.
But this year, his failure from the fourth round was a big shock. Even the way he lost 0-3 before the opponent under Denis Shapovalov also brought much larger disappointment. Remember, Zverev is considered the second championship candidate of the tournament, only after Daniil Medvedev.
It seems that everything is getting worse with the world's No. 3 player. Losing from the semi -finals of the 2020 season, the quarterfinals of 2021 and now in the fourth round of Australian Open 2022. Even he himself does not forgive himself.
After the failure, this 24 -year -old player exclaimed: “To be honest, I can't say anything about this failure. Perhaps since Wimbledon has been so bad since Wimbledon.
“It is clear that I acknowledged the effort to win Denis (Shapovalov). It is unbelievable that he is on the net. I think he deserves that. He has done a lot. He has improved his skills.”
“But I also have to look back at myself. Today, in my opinion, it's bad. I played badly all week. I couldn't say that I was playing well. I could not find out what was the reason to justify the failure.”
“My goal is to the number 1 in the world, but if I keep playing like this, I really don't deserve it. I think after this tournament, I have to look back at myself to improve more.”
