"He can already call up his top level": Alexander Zverev 'not too far away' from return to top according to brother Mischa

Alexander Zverev is coming close to his top level according to brother Mischa Zverev and the younger brother will have to test that theory out later today when he plays Medvedev.

Sascha Zverev has indeed been playing a lot better lately and he is winning matches every week. That wasn't the case at the start of the year and according to his brother Mischa he's getting closer to his top level. The older brother sat down with Eurosport to discuss the comeback of his brother and said:

“Sascha [Alexander] is not far away. He can already call up his top level. Now he just needs work on being able to call up this performance on a permanent basis. And in fitness, he can get even stronger. It's hard to say how much he's still missing, but I can see that he can still get fitter, he has potential.”

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He added:

“There is no big construction site, the road or the building is ready, you must test it under match conditions. There is no concrete plan as far as time is concerned. The important thing is that he keeps improving, and he does. He has to feel that he is making progress, then the work is fruitful and it's always more fun when you notice that things are progressing.”

A good test will come later today against Medvedev as the Russian hasn't lost in a month.

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