Zverev criticizes special treatment for the top stars

“I think that was the only mistake the organizers made,” said the world number seven at a press conference for the German tennis team on Saturday in Melbourne: “The players in Adelaide had more training times and more freedom than those in Melbourne.” World number one Novak Djokovic (Serbia), French Open record winner Rafael Nadal (Spain) and US Open champion Dominic Thiem (Austria) had prepared for the first Grand Slam tournament of the year in Adelaide. In contrast to the players in Melbourne, who had to undergo a 14-day quarantine upon arrival, Adelaide allowed almost unlimited access to the training grounds and granted more freedom in leisure activities. In principle, Zverev supports the restrictive measures in Melbourne in view of the corona pandemic. “Australia has done a great job so far,” said the 23-year-old, who is particularly pleased about allowing a maximum of 30.000 spectators a day at the Melbourne Park facility: “That’s great, and I think the players are very happy about it glad." Zverev feels well prepared for the ATP Cup and the Australian Open: “I worked a lot and very hard during the break. I think I did everything I could to start the season as well prepared as possible.”

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Zverev criticizes special treatment for the top stars

In the run-up to the ATP Cup in Melbourne (February 2nd to 6th), Alexander Zverev criticized the special treatment of the top stars in preparation for the Australian Open.

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