We got struck by lightning": Zverev recounts the scare he experienced during his flight between Hamburg and Paris
Eliminated in the quarterfinals in Rome and in the second round in Hamburg, Alexander Zverev will arrive at Roland-Garros with doubts, as he must defend the points from his last year's final.
However, the world No. 3 had a scare during his trip between Hamburg and Paris. As he explained in a press conference, the flight that was carrying him from Hamburg to Paris with other players had an unfortunate incident:
"We were supposed to leave Hamburg at 6:45 pm. Lehecka, Nakashima, and other doubles players were present. We got struck by lightning, so we had to make an emergency landing in Hamburg. We couldn't find any other flights.
I took another plane around 1 am and arrived in Paris around 3 am. It’s the first time I’ve been struck by lightning mid-flight, which is rather amusing. There was just a noise, not really any movement.
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