Wait, wait, wait – this is what Wimbledon has looked like for Alexander Zverev so far. Because of rain, the German number one could not play the classic lawn. But there is hope.
Alexander Zverev has never had to wait so long for his first appearance in a Grand Slam tournament. Actually, the Olympic champion should have played his opening game against the Dutch qualifier Gijs Brouwer on Tuesday. Because it rained almost the whole day in London, the game was postponed to Wednesday.
When the 26-year-old strolled back into the changing room in the morning after a short warm-up session in the drizzle on one of the training grounds in Aorangi Park, he had no idea that the third day of the tournament would not be a match either. However, since the rain messed up the schedule again on Wednesday, Zverev had to pack his bag again without having achieved anything and return to the rented house not far from the facility.
“You have to deal with that”
While top favorite Novak Djokovic has already reached the third round with his 350th victory in a Grand Slam tournament, Zverev, like some others from the upper half of the tournament, has not even completed his first round game. A curious appointment policy by the organizers at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
For Zverev, the chaos of appointments means a stressful time if he gets as far as he wants in the tournament. The 26-year-old has been in London for over a week now, and apart from a show fight in the run-up to Wimbledon, he has not yet played.
Davis Cup team boss Michael Kohlmann does not believe that the delays will bring him out of the constitution. “You have to deal with that. Rain is part of the business in England,” said Kohlmann on the pay TV channel Sky. “I think he’s a professional enough, and his house isn’t far away.”
prospects are good
And there is a good chance that the duel between Zverev and Brouwer will finally take place this Thursday. The game is scheduled for 2 p.m. (CET/Sky and bild.de) on Court 1. Since the second largest stadium on the complex has a roof, the prospects are actually good that the encounter will actually take place.
Like Zverev, Jule Niemeier has not even played in Wimbledon this year. The game of the 23-year-old from Dortmund, last year on Church Road in the quarter-finals, against French Open finalist Karolina Muchova from the Czech Republic was also postponed twice. Now the encounter should also take place today – if the weather cooperates. Because there is no roof on the outdoor courts.
Source: Stern
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