Enjoying a game of tennis? - Tennis star Zverev intends to drop out of the Stuttgart grass court event.
German tennis pro Alexander Zverev may skip the grass event in Stuttgart following his loss in the French Open final. "The odds of me playing in Stuttgart are equivalent to leaving here and winning the finale," the 27-year-old stated after last Sunday's 3:6, 6:2, 7:5, 1:6, 2:6 against Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in Paris. He added, "We'll see."
Alexander Zverev, the eighth-ranked athlete, had previously promised to join the Stuttgart grass event at Weissenhof. The organizers have been promoting his participation as a main-draw entry for the past few days. The tournament at the Weissenhof kicks off on Monday.
Zverev's last Stuttgart tournament was five years ago. In 2019, the best German tennis player exited the competition in the first round, bypassing his opponent Dustin Brown, a specialist in grass from Lower Saxony.
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Despite his loss in the French Open final against Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, a German tennis star, initially planned to participate in the Stuttgart grass court event. However, after the match, Zverev expressed doubts about attending, stating, "The odds of me playing in Stuttgart are equivalent to leaving here and winning the finale."
If Zverev decides to skip the Stuttgart tournament, it will mark his absence from the event for five years. In 2019, he exited the tournament in the first round, losing to Dustin Brown, a specialists in grass tennis from Lower Saxony.
The Stuttgart grass event at Weissenhof starts on Monday, and the organizers have been promoting Zverev's participation as a main-draw entry. However, the French Open finalist has provided no definitive answer, only adding, "We'll see."
As Zverev ponders his decision, the tennis world eagerly awaits news from Paris, where the German star could potentially challenge for another Grand Slam title at the French Open. The Women's Singles Draw and Men's Singles Draw have already been released, with Tennis stars from across the globe ready to battle it out on the clay courts of Paris.
