Agency Report –
Alexander Zverev will resume training next week following a disappointing first-round exit at Wimbledon.
“The team will get together again on Monday and then it’s back to business,” his brother Mischa Zverev said.
But before he will take “a break for a few days, play a bit of golf, go to the beach.”
World number three Zverev was beaten 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (6-8), 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 by Frenchman Rinderknech.
Afterwards, the 28-year-old – who has faced allegations of domestic abuse in the past which he has always denied – opened up on his struggles off the court and revealed he may seek therapy.
“Maybe for the first time in my life I’ll probably need it,” he said.
“I’ve been through a lot of difficulties. I’ve been through a lot of difficulties in the media. I’ve been through a lot of difficulties in life generally.
“I’ve never felt this empty before. Just lacking joy, just lacking joy in everything that I do. It’s not necessarily about tennis. Just lacking joy outside of tennis, as well.”
Mischa Zverev, who is almost 10 years older, took this as a post-match reaction.
“We always wait a day or two, of course, you never know. After an emotional defeat, you feel things, then you say things, and then you just have to see how you feel a day or two later,” he said.
