Pain in Alexander Zverev's face. In the end, the German moved on to the next round. © APA/afp / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC

After a moment of shock: Zverev in the Wimbledon round of 16

Despite a moment of shock, French Open finalist Alexander Zverev has advanced to the round of 16 at Wimbledon.

July 06, 2024

From: dpa/sn

The German tennis hopeful fell in his third round match against the Briton Cameron Norrie, but still won comfortably 6:4, 6:4, 7:6 (17:15). The German number one thus survived the third of a maximum of seven tests at the most important grass tournament in the world.

After winning the first set with ease, Zverev had to deal with a shock at the beginning of the second set. With the score at 2:2, he slipped on the grass, overstretched his leg and remained lying on the ground with a face contorted in pain.

Brief moment of shock: Zverev on the ground. © ANSA / ADAM VAUGHAN

For just a split second, memories of his serious foot injury from the 2022 French Open semifinal against Spaniard Rafael Nadal were awakened. This time, Zverev held his left knee. Although a physiotherapist came onto the court, Zverev even waived a medical timeout and continued playing shortly afterwards.