Alexander Zverev will take part in the
Diriyah Tennis Cup in Saudi Arabia as will
Dominic Thiem and the German is excited to see him there.
Zverev and Thiem are great friends and they contested the US Open final a few years ago when Zverev lost a 2-0 lead to Thiem for whom that is his only grand slam triumph. Both have struggled with injuries lately albeit Thiem was able to get back to a solid level in recent weeks.
For Zverev that struggle is coming up in the next few months with the exhibition in Saudi Arabia his first stop. He is excited:
“I’m just looking forward to being back on court being back on a
competitive court because it’s been a very long time for me. The best players in the world are there so it’s gonna be high level
tournament and I think everybody’s in form because they’re still either
coming from Davis Cup or they just came from the ATP Finals so everybody
will still be playing great tennis and I hope I can keep up with them.”
He's also excited to see Thiem again:
“I’ve also missed those guys to be honest even though we’re
competitors but I have great friends there as well. You know, I missed
seeing those guys on tour. I feel like me and Dominic, we haven’t seen each other for almost
two years now because he was injured 2021 And I was injured to the 2022.
So we missed each other in a way."