Alexander Zverev
Tennisstar speaks of “mental problems”
Alexander Zverev failed in round one at Wimbledon. He then spoke of “mental problems” and loneliness.
The German tennis Olympic champion Alexander Zverev (28) talked about mental problems after his surprising first round on Wimbledon’s lawn. “I’ve never felt so empty. I just lack the joy of everything I do” ,. But it’s not just about sport.
On the contrary: “I also lack joy outside of tennis,” continued the Olympic champion from Hamburg. “I don’t think tennis is my problem at the moment. It is something else that I have to find in myself at the moment. But something in me has to change, and that doesn’t necessarily have to happen on the tennis court.” He tries to find paths, “get out of this hole” and consider to take therapy for the first time in his life.
Alexander Zverev feels “very alone”
The German tennis star said: “It is strange, I sometimes feel very alone outside. I have mental problems. (…) It is difficult for me to find joy outside of the tennis court at the moment.”
As an excuse for his dramatic defeat against the Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech after four hours and 40 minutes, Zverev, who most recently stood on the client of Roland Garros in the quarter-finals of the French Open, does not use his mental problems. “I’ve felt that in the past few months. I feel totally alone and lonely,” added the partner of TV presenter Sophia Thomalla (35). “I don’t know. I’ve never felt like that.”
However, he hoped that after a four-week break at the Masters 1000 tournament in Toronto, Canada, at the end of July and being able to deliver further answers.
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Source: Stern
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