Zverev reveals how Rafa and Toni Nadal rescued his career: "I started to believe in myself again"

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Alexander Zverev is going through one of the best moments of his career, and a significant part of that change, as he himself acknowledges, started far from the courts. The German opened up once again in an interview with RTL+ about the challenging period he went through after losing the Australian Open final against Jannik Sinner, and explained how the conversations he had with Toni Nadal and Rafa Nadal in Mallorca helped him regain confidence when he felt he had hit rock bottom.

"It all started after that final. I thought maybe I would never be able to win a Grand Slam. I was number two in the world, playing great tennis, and yet I lost the final in three sets. I felt like I didn't know what more I could do," confessed the German.

That defeat left a much deeper mark than the results showed. "That feeling lasted for nine or ten months. I started playing worse, struggled to find motivation to train, and often felt completely alone on the court. Neither a coach, nor my parents, nor my partner could help me because you are just lost," Zverev admitted.

The trip to Mallorca and his stay at the Rafa Nadal Academy, what changed Zverev's dynamic

That's when he decided to travel to Mallorca to seek advice from two people who knew perfectly well how to overcome crisis moments. "Last summer, I went to Mallorca to talk to Toni and Rafa Nadal, and they helped me a lot," he explained.

A conversation with the Spanish champion was particularly important. "Rafa told me that he had also gone through a similar stage when he started losing many matches against Djokovic before finding the solution," recalled the German.

Those words changed his perspective. "At the end of the season, I decided to make some changes in my game and become a different player. It has worked out this year," he affirmed.

The statements highlight the significant influence that Rafa and Toni Nadal continue to have on the tennis world. Even for a player of Zverev's level, the experience of those who have already overcome similar situations turned out to be the necessary boost to believe again that he could aim for the highest.

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