Zverev denies his comments about Lendl: "I haven't spoken to the press since the day after the Turin final".

Alexander Zverev has expressed his displeasure at false reports about his former coach Ivan Lendl, claiming that he had criticized him.

He says on his Instagram account, "Apparently I recently gave an interview about my coaching relationship with Ivan Lendl, which is not true.

In fact, I haven't spoken to anyone in the press since the Tannenhof event organized by my foundation the day after the Turin final, and I haven't made any comments about my relationship with Ivan Lendl for over five years.

I understand that everyone is very bored at the moment because it's pre-season and there's not much going on apart from hard work.

But it just goes to show that some stories are completely made up by really bad journalism to keep readers interested in the drama. See you soon in Australia."