The first part of an unusual double pack is done, Alexander Zverev is in the round of 6 of the ATP Masters in Rome. After his third-round match against American Jeffrey John Wolf was interrupted in the second set on Monday due to rain, the Olympic tennis champion made it 4-7, 5-<> the next day - and has to play again just a few hours later in an explosive reunion.
Because of the tight schedule, Zverev's round of 16 against Russian Daniil Medvedev is already scheduled for Tuesday evening. The German top player had already lost to the world number three at the Masters tournament in his adopted home of Monte Carlo just over a month ago - and then raged against Medvedev.
"Disappointed as an athlete"
"He's one of the most unfair players we have in the world," Zverev was annoyed by the antics of the former US Open winner after the knockout defeat in the Principality on Sky: "He tries everything when he's behind, and I'm really disappointed about that as an athlete."
In addition to Zverev, who is hoping for momentum for the French Open (from May 28) after his serious ankle injury last year and recent some disappointing results, Yannick Hanfmann is also still fighting for a place in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Karlsruhe native meets Medvedev's compatriot Andrei Rublev in his first round of 1000 at a tournament in the <> category.