NATIONAL BANK OPEN

July 29, 2025

Alexander Zverev

Quick Quotes

A. ZVEREV/A. Walton

7-6, 6-4

Q. It's never easy first match back after awhile away from the match court, also given you were 1-4 down in the first set tiebreak.

ALEXANDER ZVEREV: I know it wasn't the prettiest match, for sure. As you said, I haven't played a match in four weeks. I took some time off, which I needed also for myself. I'm happy to be playing again.

Of course, tomorrow's another day. I hope I will be better tomorrow. But for now I'm happy to be through the third round.

Q. I've got to ask you about the point 5-all in the first set breaker. 52 shots it was. We won't see too many rallies like that on this court in these conditions this week, will we. What was it like to play that rally, and win that rally, it was a big stage of the breaker.

ALEXANDER ZVEREV: Actually, the conditions here are, you know, are very different during the day and during the night. During the day it's so fast. I mean, it's ridiculous. In practice I don't think I've had longer than a four-shot rally in the past week.

But at the night it's playable and it's comfortable. Of course it was a very important moment, very important point for me. And, yeah, lucky to get through in the first set and finishing it off in two.