Alexander Zverev wanted to reaffirm his status as a player despite the many criticisms he has been receiving for his performance this season. The German addressed the media at the press conference before the ATP 500 Halle 2025 and wanted to send a message to the entire tennis world. "I know that now everyone is incredibly surprised that I win matches, but I am still number 3 in the world and I am the third best player of the year, having a very bad year, as people seem to think. Obviously, Jannik and Carlos are ahead of me deservedly, but I am the first one behind. Now I have to make sure to shorten the distance to be able to reach them," he pointed out.
Zverev: "Yes, I know, everyone is always incredibly surprised when I win a tennis match these days. But at the end of the day, as I said in Stuttgart, I'm still number 3 in the world. I'm number 3 in the race this year, even though I've had such a bad year, as everyone seems to… https://t.co/UD3BD9Jo2n
— ilyza1002 (@ilyza1002) June 17, 2025
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