Zverev, who had fluid and blood faraway from a capsule in his knee post-Wimbledon, revealed he additionally has a small bone fracture. However regardless of the harm, Zverev will play on particularly since he’s again on clay courts for the subsequent few weeks.

“I’ve a small fracture within the bone, and the bone the place the fracture is can solely be confused if I make the identical motion once more – that’s, if I totally prolong my knee after which go into hyperextension. I’ve performed tennis for twenty-five years, and I’ve by no means carried out it on clay, and I do not assume it is attainable to make that motion on clay both. So if I do it for the primary time in twenty-five years, then I’m too silly, after which I am going to have a whole fracture.”

The fracture itself might take between three to 6 weeks to totally heal.

That timeframe will coincide with the upcoming Summer season Olympics Video games in Paris the place Zverev is about to defend his Olympic Males’s Gold Medal from the Tokyo 2020 video games.

When requested what his emotions are on presumably being the flag bearer for the German crew within the Opening Ceremony, Zverev appeared ahead to the chance if that’s the case honored.

“If somebody instructed me that I ought to stroll in as a flag bearer, it will imply much more to me, to be trustworthy (than successful the Olympics),” Zverev mentioned. “But when I’m within the event, then I purpose to win it, that’s all the time my mindset. A medal on the Olympics is all the time particular, irrespective of which one it’s. If it is gold, after all, it is one thing particular, and that may even be my objective.”

“Main a whole nation and so many prime German athletes into the Olympics is solely the best honor an athlete can obtain. And naturally, the gold medal I gained on the final Olympics is without doubt one of the highest achievements you possibly can have in sports activities and for me personally the best success in my profession.

“If I might carry the flag, it will add much more to it. I’d be very joyful if the athletes and the German folks see me as their flag bearer and captain to steer them into the Olympics.”

Zverev will subsequent face France’s Hugo Gaston within the Spherical of 16.

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