MeterWith the inspiring effect of the gold medal, Alexander Zverev now knows his way out. Good things are also in New York, if you can wear them, you may see them every day. Since that was impossible, he continued to wear part of the German Olympic series during training and the rest of the world. He took out his usual work clothes to participate in the competition. So far, he has left a good impression on the competition.
In the second round of the U.S. Open’s victory over Albert Ramos-Vinolas (6:1, 6:0, 6:3), Zverev only took no more than 74 minutes, not only because The Spaniard had nothing special to offer that day. Usually Zverev has some complaints in the game, this time obviously nothing. When someone asked him if he could test the form with harder resistance, Zverev said: No, of course not. “If the next five are like today, it will be perfect. I have no problem at all.”
Socks as the next opponent
The next five games-this will be the rest of the game, including the finals. But because the wisdom of old tennis shows that you always only see the next game, the next task, the focus is first on another gold medalist, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic mixed champion and doubles bronze medalist Jack Sock. Surprising prospects? You can say that. The 28-year-old American had to ask him over and over again in the years behind him: Tell me, are you still playing?
Sock experienced his best time in the fall of 2017, when he won the most valuable of the seven championships, and won the 1000 Masters in Bercy in Paris. ATP Finals Eligible to participate in the annual duel. At that time in London, he defeated Zverev in the preliminary round and almost reached the final. He was in the top ten until the spring of 2018, but then he lost more and more frequently, rushing into the elevator to the basement. When the points for Bessie and London were deducted from his account last fall, Sock was no longer one of the top 100 in the world.
After a torn ligament of the thumb in 2019, he could not play for half a year. When he tried again, he failed. In nine games, he did not win a game. New attempts after time, time after time of frustration and disappointment, time and time again to hit the self and thoughts-it does not require much imagination to imagine what it looks like. At the end of 2019, Sock did not appear in the world rankings at all.
“It’s time to continue working”
With the first victory of the ATP Tour in 16 months, he returned to an event in Delray Beach in February 2020. The 20 points of this victory were enough to create a new position in the rankings-768. Tears burst into tears after the victory. He wrote on Instagram: “I don’t know if I will experience it again.” “It’s time to keep working hard and move forward.” This victory may be more valuable than the championship because it makes things start again and gives His new courage. In the next attempt at the Indian Wells Challenger Championship, he made it to the final-and then Corona hit.
At the U.S. Open at the end of August, Jack Sock made a comeback and lost again in the first round, but later saw him on the right track at the French Open, winning four in a row and winning three consecutive qualifying matches. And one in the main area. The journey continues. He sat down with a team, and everyone thought it was impossible. “If we do this,” he said, “then our goal must be to win the tournament and be among the best in the world again. If you are not ready, there is no point in wasting your time.”
Sock scored on the Challenger Tour and won the championship at that level in Little Rock, Arkansas. A few weeks later, South African Kevin Anderson said after a game that he won by a narrow margin. You should not be fooled by your opponent’s position in the world rankings. He is definitely better.
situation? In the world rankings, Sauk appeared at 184th place before the start of the US Open, defeating Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bubrik in the second round with five sets. This is not just a success that ended in any statistical data. . When Miss North Carolina in 2019 cheered in the stands, Laura Little, who had been married to him for 9 months, lay on the floor for a while, feeling relieved and happy at this moment in the second half of her career.
He heard cheers from friends and compatriots on the edge of No. 5 Yard, a voice that Americans hadn’t heard for a long time. In the match against Zverev, he will return to one of the larger stages of the U.S. Open this Saturday (Sunday at 2:15 CET, Eurosports Center)-which will also enable Sock I believe he has not finished this game.
