In Australia expanded 2022, Alexander Zverev was highly expected. In 2021, the German player impressed after defeating Novak Djokovic and won the Olympic gold medal in Japan. Therefore, he is considered as one of the top candidates for the championship in Melbourne.
However, Zverev made the fans disappointed. In the fourth round, he lost to 3 sets of Set before Denis Shapovalov, thereby missing an appointment with Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. After this match, the world's No. 3 player had to receive a lot of criticism.
In recent shares at Montpelier Open, Zverev spoke about the failure in Australia recently. The German star acknowledged that he used the phone too much has affected the results. Zverev said he was distracted by the pressure to win the first Grand Slam title in his career and became the world's No. 1 player.
“The pressure is always in my mind, and I did not handle it well. Everything is like that. That's why I'm in Montpellier. I want to play, be on the pitch and improve my performance.
This is a process for me to learn. This is also the first time I am in this situation. I should not use the phone so much.
In Australia expanded, parents and girlfriends did not go with me. So I spend too much time on my phone. Next time, if they are with me, I will limit this problem to be free from the outside world.
In the Tokyo Olympic Games last year, I performed very well. I will try to regain the highest form as that time. I need to learn from myself, because I am no longer a young player. I won at all levels. The only missing goal is the Grand Slam title, ”Zverev said.
After Australia opened, Zverev chose to play at Montpelier Open. Here, he played quite well and reached the final. However, the world's No. 3 player received defeat against Alexander Bublik and missed his appointment with the championship.
