Alexander Zverev annoyed by coaching discussion: "I don't need a ten-time Grand Slam champion"
Alexander Zverev sees no need for a new, prominent "star coach" and is annoyed by discussions about his coaching team.
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Jun 27, 2021, 12:26 pm
"It is a myth that you need a ten-time Grand Slam champion to win a Grand Slam," said Germany's best tennis player before the start of the grass highlight at Wimbledon on Monday: "All the players have now proven that it is not so. "
At the beginning of the year, Zverev and his trainer David Ferrer ended their collaboration because the Spanish ex-professional said he wanted to be with his family more often during the corona pandemic. Previously, the engagements of former star players Ivan Lendl and Juan Carlos Ferrero hadn't worked. Since separating from Ferrer, Zverev has been trained again by his father Alexander senior and Michail Ledowskich.
"Federer, Djokovic, Nadal always had their own coach," said Zverev: "They had the people they trusted and who could do the best work. Not just any Grand Slam champions because they are known by their name."
Certainly there are "also Grand Slam champions who would be great coaches," said the French Open semi-finalist: "But the best coaches are those with whom you spend 24 hours a day, the best since yours Know your childhood. These are the coaches who improve you, with whom you advance and develop your game. "