Alexander Zverev ‘grateful’ for his horrific injury at the French Open against Rafael Nadal as the German gears up for the 2023 ATP Finals 

Alexander Zverev makes a good comeback after a horrific injury to Rafael Nadal at the 2022 French Open. 

Alexander Zverev ‘grateful’ for his horrific injury at the French Open against Rafael Nadal as the German gears up for the 2023 ATP Finals 

Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadal

Injuries are very common in the world of sports. Players are usually out of their games due to their injuries and fans expect a lot from them as they return. Similarly, Alexander Zverev, the German tennis player was out of tennis for a while due to an injury and returned to kick off from where he left.

During the 2022 Rolland Garros match against Rafael Nadal, Zverev faced a horrific injury and did not play a match for the year. He started the 2023 season and has been going well. 

What I really learned from my long absence, I think, is to really enjoy tennis. You really enjoy the hard days, the fun days. You just enjoy being on the court when it’s taken away from you.
Zverev said during an interview via We Love Tennis
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Continuing further, he added:

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Most players realize it once they stop playing tennis because they did not experience this period, this injury. I realized that earlier, so I'm grateful for that, but I want to get back to where I was.

Alexander Zverev has since won two ATP titles and has reached the semi-finals of multiple other tournaments. He has managed to secure his spot in the final 8 of the Nitto ATP Finals and will look to do well there.

Alexander Zverev is honored to be the only other player to win the ATP Finals 

German player, Alexander Zvererv becomes the only other player along with Novak Djokovic to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals. He beat Djokovic in two consecutive sets to achieve this feat. Other than Rafael Nadal, he is the only player to beat Novak in two consecutive sets in the ATP Finals.

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Alexander Zverev (Via New York Post)

Alexander Zverev said: 

Other tournaments, if I would have lost to Novak or Daniil, I would have been out, but there I came back and became a two-time champion, It’s a prestige event, an honour itself just to be there, and I never take it for granted.

After a good comeback season, the German will make sure to try and end the season on a high. However, standing in his way are the likes of other champion players like Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic, and more.

The tournament will begin in a group-wise format where players play their group mates to try and qualify for the semis and get a shot at the title.

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