Alexander Zverev made some harsh feedback in regards to the balls used on the Rio Open simply earlier than struggling a shock loss.
On Friday, the highest seed noticed his marketing campaign finish within the quarterfinal after world No. 86 Francisco Comesana accomplished an upset 4-6 6-3 6-4 win.
However even earlier than exiting the match, the world No. 2 struggled – he overcame Bu Yunchaokete 7-6 (4) 6-4 earlier than edging out Alexander Shevchenko 7-6 (1) 7-6 (6) within the round-of-16.
“I’ve had some difficulties with the balls right here, the Wilson balls are usually flat, which isn’t good for my elbow,” Zverev stated after beating Shevchenko in two tight units.
“That is one other concern that gamers have been speaking about quite a bit over the past yr, two years, quite a bit.”
After these feedback, the German struggles continued towards Comesana and all of it resulted in him ending his run sooner than anticipated.
What Zverev stated about Rio de Janeiro after the shock loss?
Though the 27-year-old’s debut on the Rio Open did not go as deliberate and he criticized the balls, he really spoke positively in regards to the match after the Comesana loss.
Final week, the world No. 2 performed in Buenos Aires, the place he was upset by Francisco Cerundolo within the quarterfinal.
“Higher degree than Buenos Aires however unlucky to complete the match like this,” Zverev stated after his Rio Open exit.
“I nonetheless loved my time in Rio and hope to come back again. It is probably the most stunning 500s that I’ve ever performed. Disgrace as a result of I used to be in a successful place.”
Now, the three-time Grand Slam finalist will return to laborious and begin getting ready for the Indian Wells Masters.
Thus far this yr, the 27-year-old has been taking part in fairly properly on laborious as he’s 8-1 on the floor – he gained each of his United Cup matches and likewise made the Australian Open closing earlier than dropping to Jannik Sinner.
