"Novak is hungry for more success" - Mischa Zverev on Djokovic ahead of Roland Garros

Mischa Zverev says Novak Djokovic is “from another world” as his hunger for success drives him to continually better himself.

The world No.1 arrives at the French Open on the back of victory at the Italian Open, having endured a frustrating period prior to his triumph in Rome. Zverev - who is the older brother of world No.3 Alexander - told Eurosport Germany's tennis podcast Das Gelbe vom Ball:

"In Monte Carlo he really didn't play well and lost early. Before the tournament he had practiced with Sascha (Alexander), he really looked slower than usual. His strokes were also not so well placed. Normally you don't see the top players on the venue when they have lost. But he was on the grounds one or two days later - on the last court at the back - practicing there and you could see, okay, he is hungry, he really wants to improve his game. He doesn't care if there are other spectators, if the quarter-finals or semi-finals are on. He is not part of it. It didn't matter to him at all. He had one goal in mind, he had to improve."

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