I wasn't feeling at my best on the court," Zverev explains his loss in Toronto
Alexander Zverev fell in a third-set tiebreak against Khachanov in Toronto, despite having a match point on return.
In the press conference, the German justified his defeat: "I'm trying to be a better player. But, yes, overall, I think today again, I wasn’t feeling at my best on the court, I didn’t play my best tennis.
Plus, the first set was disastrous, I gave him a head start, and he’s too strong not to take advantage of that. So, yes, I still had a match point, which makes it frustrating to lose this match.
But that’s how it is, you move on, I’m going to Cincinnati and I’ll try to do better.
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