I know people are surprised when I win a match now," says Zverev
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Alexander Zverev attended a press conference this Tuesday in Halle, ahead of his opening match against Marcos Giron this Wednesday.
He discussed his mixed season and defended himself: "I know people are surprised when I win a match now.
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But, in the end, as I said in Stuttgart, I’m still world No. 3. I’m still third in the race, despite having such a bad year, as everyone seems to think.
Of course, Jannik and Carlos are rightly ahead of me—they’ve won most of the tournaments—but I’m the first behind them. Now, I need to make sure I close the gap until I can catch up to them.
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