"Other names who have achieved more in tennis than Jannik": Zverev berates Wimbledon organisers for picking Sinner over first round games

Friday, 07 July 2023 at 19:30

Alexander Zverev criticized the decision of Wimbledon organizers to put Jannik Sinner on the Centre Court.

The Italian will play his second-round match against Yosuke Watanuki, and it was scheduled to take place on the Centre Court, which Zverev expressed his disagreement with during his press conference.

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Due to the rain delays that have disrupted the Wimbledon schedule in recent days, the Centre Court has a retractable roof that allows Sinner to play with the possibility of having the match covered and avoiding match suspensions in the early rounds of Wimbledon.

"I don't know whether Jannik has to be put on a court with a roof for a second round match. There were other names who have achieved more in tennis than Jannik. I think they had options there," ‘former world No. 2 said.

"I like Jannik very much - as a person and as a player. He's an incredible player and will still win a lot. But there were other names in the draw who hadn't played the first round yet. Like Matteo Berrettini who was already in the final here, or me," Zverev added.

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'Sascha' has participated in Wimbledon on five occasions, and it is the Grand Slam where he has had the least success. His best result at Wimbledon was reaching the quarterfinals in 2022. In the other Grand Slam tournaments, he has reached the semifinals at the Australian Open in 2020 and at the French Open in 2021, 2022, and 2023. He also reached his first and only Grand Slam final so far at the 2020 US Open, where he lost to Dominic Thiem.

Zverev advanced to the third round of Wimbledon and will face a tough opponent in Matteo Berrettini. Berrettini caused an upset in this round by defeating the 15th seed, Alex de Minaur.

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