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Zverev Dismisses Becker’s Critique as Attention-Seeking, Focuses on Indoor Season

He says he will tune out the noise, with Vienna his next chance to regain rhythm.

Overview

  • In a BILD interview, the world No. 3 said Boris Becker is seeking attention and voiced confidence he will find his form again.
  • Becker, working as a pundit, has labeled Zverev a "problem child," said he gives him a "headache," and urged changes to his long-standing coaching setup.
  • Zverev went 3–2 on the Asian swing, exiting in the Beijing quarterfinals and the Shanghai third round.
  • The second seed opens in Vienna against qualifier Jacob Fearnley, pointing to Vienna and Paris as events where he expects to play well.
  • He has recently cited back trouble after the US Open, saying he received two injections, and he is not pursuing a coaching arrangement with Becker after a brief April trial.