Zverev, firm after his defeat at Indian Wells: "I am disappointed with my tennis"

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Alexander Zverev has not been the same since his defeat in the Australian Open final against Jannik Sinner. In that match, the German became aware that he is a step below the great players like the Italian and Alcaraz, and since then, Zverev has been more inconsistent than ever, with four losses in eight matches and playing with very erratic and irregular tennis. This was evident in his debut at Indian Wells, where he lost to Tallon Griekspoor in a match where both players made more mistakes than usual, but the Dutchman made fewer to claim the victory (4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4).

In this way, the Hamburg player misses a great opportunity to close in on the number one spot held by Jannik Sinner, who will not be able to play until early May. Furthermore, he loses ground with the Italian and is now 3,385 points behind. Now, he has the chance to travel to Miami ahead of others and prepare for the final tournament before the European clay court swing, knowing that there is much work to be done.

On the influence of his defeat in the Melbourne final on his game

"I don't know. Maybe a bit, but I can't sit here and make excuses; ultimately, I'm just not playing good tennis right now. It's as simple as that. I'm not playing at the level I want to play, definitely not even close to how I played in Australia. This is the end result of, I don't know, yes, maybe the Australian Open. But I'm disappointed with my game. That's the first thing for me."

Griekspoor always troubles him

"I always have trouble against him. He's a tough player for me, even though I've beaten him several times, but many of those matches have been very tight. Today, he played a great match, there's no doubt about that. But I have to evaluate my own performance, and I'm nowhere near where I want to be."

He no longer thinks about being number one

"I was at the beginning. Now, it's less because I'm playing terribly. So, for me, I have to find my game before thinking about that because to become the world number one, you have to win tournaments. I haven't gone beyond the first or second round yet. So, first, I have to solve that."

Many areas to improve

"There's a bit of everything. I think I've been serving pretty badly in recent weeks. My second serve is okay, but my first serve is terrible. From the baseline, I'm not playing well. It's everything. You can't pinpoint just one thing."

The solution to this slump

"It's just training. I always train a lot. But after the Australian Open final, I started training less. I'm still working, but right now, it's not working. I have to find a way to make it work," lamented Zverev, who must quickly regain his form and move on from what happened in Melbourne if he wants to achieve great things this season.
 

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