I know people are surprised when I win a match now," says Zverev

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.

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.