Zverev fails in Rio: Drone campaign tears the favorite out of the tournament!

Zverev fails in Rio: Drone campaign tears the favorite out of the tournament!

Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien - Alexander Zverev experienced a surprising end in the quarter-finals at the ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro. The German tennis star, set number one and finalist of the Australian Open, lost after 2:31 hours to the Argentinian Francisco Commesana, who is in 86th place in the world rankings, with 6: 4, 3, 4: 6. As laola1 , Zverev had to struggle with a cornering situation, as one Drone hovered over the field. This distraction caused an interruption that Zverev himself was able to end with a ball throw against the aircraft.

In the decisive third sentence, the German led 4: 1, but then let the Argentine come back and lost the match. "It is really a shame to end the tournament like this," said Zverev in the press conference after the defeat, "I was in the position to win the third set, but in the end I lost the game all by myself," he said. This defeat is the third bankruptcy in his last six games, after it had already failed in the quarterfinals of Buenos Aires against Francisco Cerundolo, so Sportschau . These results raise questions because Zverev wanted to collect additional match practice on his favorite covering with the 500 tournament in Brazil.

with only one set player, Sebastian Baez, the Argentinians dominate the tournament in the semi -finals. Zverev, whose goal it is to attack the upcoming master tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami, must now find its shape in front of the upcoming French Open, which will take place from May 25th to June 8th.