ROLEX MONTE-CARLO MASTERS

April 8, 2025

Alexander Zverev

Press Conference

M. BERRETTINI/A. Zverev

2-6, 6-3, 7-5

THE MODERATOR: Questions in English.

Q. Sascha, hi. From your face, I see that it's a tough one. I would like to ask, probably already been asked of you many times but it's the first time I see you since the Australian Open, how much you are satisfied with your level of your tennis between the Australia final and this match you played today, from 1 to 10?

ALEXANDER ZVEREV: Come on. I think it's fairly obvious how satisfied I am, no? I mean, I won not many matches. So it's been the worst period since my injury last few months.

Q. Did you expect Berrettini to play so well? Because he didn't have many chances to play a lot recently, especially on clay. And about the match, you think that that long rally, 48 exchanges, was decisive maybe or not?

ALEXANDER ZVEREV: Decisive is that I played a great first set, and once I got broken in the second set I play ten levels down. My ball is much slower. I stop hitting the ball.

The same story the last few months. Nothing changes. So it's me who lost the match, once again.

Q. The second set you didn't play well, for sure, but the third was not that bad. I don't know if you will look at it or maybe you don't want to look at it anymore? But the third set was not a bad level, in my opinion. Maybe I'm wrong.

ALEXANDER ZVEREV: (No answer.)

Q. No answer?

ALEXANDER ZVEREV: Sorry, that was a question? I thought it was a statement.

If you say so. I think it was bad. I thought my level was terrible, but that's just my opinion.

Q. Is it a mental or physical matter, in your opinion?

ALEXANDER ZVEREV: It's a matter that I'm losing. It's as simple as that. You win one or two matches like this, there is no more questions, you know, for me in my mind and for all of you guys.

But I lost three sets in Buenos Aires, I lost three sets in Rio, I lost three sets in Indian Wells, I lost three sets in Miami, I lost three sets here, and I didn't win a single one. So that's the matter.

Q. Speaking about this, what do you think is related to?

ALEXANDER ZVEREV: I have no idea right now. I have been trying to figure it out for months now. I don't know anymore.