“I’ve never felt this empty before”: Alexander Zverev opens up after shocking Wimbledon exit

Germany’s Alexander Zverev has admitted that he might have to go through some treatment to improve his mental health after facing another disappointing result. The reigning world number three was knocked out of Wimbledon 2025 after suffering a shocking defeat in the first round to Arthur Rinderknech of France in a five-set thriller with a score of 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4.

It was Zverev’s 13th defeat in 48 matches this year. It was the first time since 2019 that Zverev lost in the first round of a Grand Slam. Talking after the match, Zverev admitted that he is struggling mentally, especially after losing to Jannik Sinner in the final of the Australian Open, which was his third defeat in a Grand Slam final.

Zverev stated that he has never felt more ‘alone’ while playing on the court and said that he might have to take some ‘therapy’ for the first time in his life to overcome recent struggles on the court.

“I would say more mental,” he said. “I feel very alone out there at times. I struggle. Mentally, I’ve been saying that I’ve struggled since after the Australian Open. Just don’t know. Trying to find ways to get out of this hole. I keep finding myself back in it. I feel generally speaking quite alone in life at the moment, which is a feeling that is not very nice. Maybe. Maybe for the first time in my life I’ll probably need it. I’ve been through a lot of difficulties in the media and in life generally. I’ve never felt this empty before. Just lacking joy in everything that I do. It’s not necessarily about tennis. Just lacking joy outside of tennis as well. Even when I’m winning matches like in Stuttgart or Halle, it’s not necessarily a feeling I used to get. Where I was happy over the moon and felt motivated to keep going. It’s not there for me right now. It’s the first time in my life I’m feeling this.”