Zverev exhausted after Indian Wells campaign curtailed: "I just want to go home"

Alexander Zverev has had a busy year and it has seemingly taken its toll on the German ace after his defeat to Taylor Fritz.

Zverev was 5-2 up in the decider against Fritz who is currently playing in the semi-finals against Nikoloz Basilashvili but spurned two match points and lost from there and the frustration was there.

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“Today was just not really my day, to be honest. I was close to winning, but the level of tennis was just not quite there for me,” Zverev told reporters.

“Today mentally is not easy for me. My next tournament is (in) Vienna. Hoping I can deal with it well there, but right now I just want to go home.

“It was a very long season. I have played well. But this one hurts because I knew that after Stefanos lost this morning, I was kind of the favourite to win this tournament, but my tennis wasn’t there yet.”