Alexander Zverev returns to the German Davis Cup team,”I play in Australia,”said the third in the FAZ tennis world rankings. The selection of the German Tennis Federation (DTB) will take place from 2. till 4. In the first round of the World Group, the team will be away from the semi-finalists of this year’s World Cup in February 2018.
Zverev had cancelled for the relegation match in Portugal (3-2) in mid-September and earned a lot of criticism:”I always wanted to play,”he emphasized again. However, his support team was against a start:”And you can’t stand up to everyone in your team.”
The German team believes that Zverev will be able to do a lot in 2018,”said Boris (Becker, Head of Men’s Tennis, d. Red.) already said that next year I will really do my best to either get very, very far in the Davis Cup or even win the whole thing,”said the 20-year-old.
He has the feeling “that we are one of the best teams: I can play relatively well on all surfaces, I think Mischa (Zverev, d. Red.) on fast rubbers against many players that Philipp Kohlschreiber can win on slow rubbers against many players and that Jan-Lennard Struff is dangerous on many rubbers, just like me in doubles with Mischa.”
Zverev also wants to compete in the Davis Cup in the event of an early Australian Open elimination,”That’s no problem. You’re already there, and there’s a facility in Melbourne where you can train incredibly well,”said Zverev, who celebrated five tournament victories this season.