“That was awful of me”: After his quarter-final defeat in New York, Alexander Zverev is being harsh on himself. He lost to Taylor Fritz, who was simply more eager to win than the German, who was running out of time.
Normally, reporters at the US Open receive a short message in a WhatsApp group stating what time a certain tennis pro will be appearing at a press conference. When the time comes, they receive another message saying that the pro is on his way. In Alexander Zverev’s case, the first step was simply skipped on this late Tuesday afternoon. “Zverev on his way to room 1” popped up on the mobile devices.