To train after winning? “It’s the habit of wanting to improve!” Says Alexander Zverev in Buenos Aires | ATP Tour

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To train after winning? “It’s the habit of wanting to improve!” Says Zverev in Buenos Aires

No. 2 of the PIF ATP Ranking seeks its best shape on brick dust

February 13, 2025

The ambition of a tennis player at the ATP Tour not only marks his result, but also that invisible work capacity and the constant search for wanting to continue improving a little every time he enters a tennis court.

It doesn’t matter if you are No. 2 of the PIF ATP Rankings. The example gave it yesterday Alexander Zverv, in a curious situation in the IEB+ Argentina Open: after beating Dusan Lajovic and advance to the quarterfinals, the German went directly to a training court and had a good time there polishing several details.
Zverev is not the only one who does it, nor the first time that happens for him, quite the opposite: the custom makes the habit and finalist of the Australia Open is clear that he is very much to improve if he wants to approach his goals.

“This is a habit that I have acquired in recent months, to work immediately on the things that may not work so well … now I have a day free, so I can take it easy, but basically I do it to focus on the things I have to improve, ”he said.

“It is something constant that I do today … because I still want to improve. The games sometimes take them as a test, to measure what is working well and what not in my game. And when the game ends, it is always the perfect time to go to work on the things that do not work well, “said the German and closed:” It is something that I have taken as a custom for a long time. I finish the games and I’m going to train, ”he said with a smile.

In fact, Alexander Zverev SR, who accompanies his son in Buenos Aires, referred to the ‘Sascha’ relationship with the training, who from a young age did not want to leave the track: “He began to cry because he wanted to continue playing. ‘I still want to train’. Even now, being one of the best players in the world, sometimes we end up having a night training at about 23.00 or at midnight. And he asks the organizers of the tournaments to let him ball after the matches for 30 or 40 minutes, ”he said in his ATP Spotlight as coach of the month.

Meanwhile, Zverev will look for a place in the semifinals in Buenos Aires when it is measured against Francisco Cerú, on Friday, against whom he fell in Madrid, the last season. “He is a great player, especially brick dust. Last year I won very easy. He played a fantastic game, I was very bad. So are things, but I’m looking forward to the challenge. He is a great rival and I’m going to prepare for it, ”he predicted about his next opponent.