struggles in Grand Slams have been well-known. The 21-year-old only reached a quarter-final in Majors, at last years French Open losing to Dominic Thiem. The Hamburg native lost to Milos Raonic in a fourth round straight-set match at the Australian Open on Monday and the seven-time Grand Slam winner John McEnroe, commenting the match on Channel 9, blasted Zverevs performance.
Thats crazy. Thats like twilight zone stuff. Right now he is not exuding positive energy. Hes moping a little bit. And hes down a set, down a break. Things are not going well. He is also giving positive feedback to a player who doesnt need any more than the scoreboard is giving him.
Its a different energy than a lot of other top players would give off. Certainly Rafa wouldnt be doing anything other than coming out of his skin trying to get back into it. Just generally speaking the body language, hes got the racquet sort of drooping towards the ground.
Hes not sticking his chest out at all. He gives himself a sarcastic thumbs up there. A sports psychologist would do a lot with this little clip of Zverev as far as things not to do in this environment, said McEnroe.
He would have lost in the first round of qualifying. This is incredible how bad this is. , also criticized Zverev: Its all just a little lazy. ALSO READ: Rafael Nadal: Worse players than David Ferrer won a Grand Slam title
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