Zverev Eliminated from Diriyah Tennis Cup Amid Ongoing Health Concerns
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RIYADH,โ SAUDI ARABIA – December 10, 2023 – Alexander Zverev’s return to competitive โขplay at teh Diriyah tennis Cup wasโข cut short today as he suffered a defeat, continuing a challenging period for the German โคstar โmarkedโฃ by health issues. The โloss raises further questionsโข about his preparationโฃ forโ the upcoming 2024 season.
Zverev, a Hamburg native, has been battling healthโข problems as sustaining a serious โคankle injury during the 2022 french Open โsemifinals. While he has attempted โcomebacks, โconsistent performance โฃhas beenโ hampered by lingering effects. His early exit from the exhibition tournament in โSaudi Arabia underscores the โdifficulties he faces inโ regaining his peak form and casts โขuncertainty over his Australian โOpen prospects. The Diriyah Tennis Cup, featuring a field of top players, served as a crucial opportunity for Zverev โtoโ test his fitnessโค and match readiness ahead ofโ the Grandโข Slam season.
The specifics of โขhis โคopponent and match details were not immediately available, but the result confirms Zverev’s ongoing struggle to fully recover and compete at the highest level. He โฃpreviously lostโ to Fรฉlix Auger-Aliassime in four sets โคin the third round of the US โOpen.