Markus Zoecke, formerly Davis Cup player and now a tennis expert, talks about Alexander Zverev and his oppressive press conference. He explains how he helped therapies and whether individual athletes are particularly at risk.
Markus Zoecke is early in the All England Club. The 57-year-old prepares for his day at the microphone. The Berliner is the commentary team of the streaming channel Prime Video, which broadcasts the Grand Slam tournament in Wimbledon in Germany. Zoecke is considered a proven expert, in the 1990s he was among Germany’s best tennis professionals and was in the Davis Cup teammate by Boris Becker. Zoecke reached 48th place in the world rankings, in 1994 he was in the third round in Wimbledon. As a tournament director, he has been responsible for women in Berlin as tournament director this year. Above all, the topic of mental problems that Alexander Zverev, 28, most recently made public in England, moves Zoecke – also from his own experience.