Zverev looks back on sudden heartbreak at Roland Garros: "Was the first time in my life when I went into matches and thought I can win the French Open"

Alexander Zverev played amazing tennis at last year's Roland Garros and thinking back he remembers believing that he would end up as the winner.

Zverev was playing excellent tennis last year with his brother Mischa predicting him as the winner on Eurosport. After taking down Alcaraz, Zverev genuinely looked capable of doing so but an injury against Nadal prevented him from doing that. He looked back on some of his best moments before the injury:

"I think 2021, the last six months of the season, was one of the best tennis that I ever played. I lost three or four matches I think in six months. Yeah, that was a special time for me in a way."

He also added that he believed that he would win the French Open:

"But last year during the French Open was the first time in my life where I went into matches, I went into the [Carlos] Alcaraz match, the Nadal match as well, and I thought I can win the French Open and I'm going to win the French Open."

He concluded:

"Obviously I didn't. Not only did I not win, I basically broke everything that I can in my ankle. So it was, yeah, a tough period. But after an injury like that, I'm happy where I'm standing right now. I'm getting back. I'm playing some decent tennis this week. Hopefully this will continue."