He found a solution to everything I attempted," analyzes Zverev after his defeat against Djokovic at Roland-Garros
Alexander Zverev, last year's finalist at Roland-Garros, fell in the quarter-final on Wednesday against Novak Djokovic.
Beyond this loss, the world No. 3 mostly seemed disheartened in the game, not finding solutions to trouble his opponent. In a press conference, he acknowledged Djokovic's superiority:
"What can I tell you? He has won 24 Grand Slams. Yes, I expected him to be capable of playing at this level. His level of play was very high. It was difficult for me in the first set when the sun was still there. But I made some winning shots and bothered him with my serve.
Later when it started to get colder, I couldn't do much. At one point, I had no idea how to win a baseline point against him. He finds a solution to everything I attempted. All the credit goes to him, he played better than me today. [...]
A lot of people underestimate him. This year, he beat Alcaraz in Melbourne and me in Paris. For the rest of the year, those are very good results for anyone. He continues to beat the best in the world.
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Except for the first set you look like you were paid to lose.
The "experts" and the haters......everywhere!
What can I tell you......sad week for you.....LOL