By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, October 3, 2024
Photograph credit score: Corleve/Mark Peterson
Alexander Zverev is not full recovered from the bout with pneumonia that compelled him out of Beijing.
The world No. 2 is dedicated to enjoying the Rolex Shanghai Masters—and pursuing his 2024 objective.
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“I nonetheless have [pneumonia], it isn’t disappeared in every week,” Alexander Zverev advised the Rolex Shanghai Masters web site. “It is gonna take just a few months for it to be utterly gone.
“I am on medication, on drugs. However the issue was in the course of the Laver Cup, I felt actually, actually dangerous. And I had fairly a excessive fever and I used to be throwing up fairly a bit so I used to be simply not match sufficient.”
Zverev mentioned he is nonetheless battling fatigue at occasions, however feels higher and is able to give it a go in Shanghai.
“They mentioned it’s one thing that won’t make the restoration course of longer,” Zverev mentioned. “So long as, after all, I don’t really feel horrendous once more like I did. It’s not one thing I can delay or make it worse. So long as that’s what the docs say, I’m keen to play and provides it my greatest.
“It’s a great factor it’s three units right here with a time without work in between—that helps. It’s not best-of-five like in New York. I’m going to provide all the things that I’ve.”
Former Olympic gold medal champion Zverev mentioned his objective is to complete 2024 as world No 2.
“I feel earlier than the US Open the primary spot was very open for this yr,” Zverev mentioned. “However I feel Jannik has sort of secured it with successful Cincinnati and the US Open back-to-back.
“So I feel ending the yr quantity two on the earth for me could be an ideal achievement. It will be one thing that I haven’t carried out earlier than. So that’s one thing at the back of my thoughts, after all, Carlos is enjoying some superb tennis proper now. So I’m anticipating him to be at his greatest as nicely. Hopefully, if I’m at my greatest, it’s going to be a tricky race till the tip.”
