Alexander Zverev has spoken out on his recovery after withdrawing from US Open. The tennis tournament will take place from August 29 to September 11, 2022.
Zverev has withdrawn from US Open after having suffered a horror ankle injury during the Roland-Garros semifinals against Rafael Nadal back in June 2022, following which he underwent surgery.
"The recovery is going extremely well," Zverev said in a video post on his Instagram account. "And I am super happy where I am right now.
"But unfortunately I will not come to New York this year.
"It was a very tough decision, but the way the recovery is going, and how well everything is going, I just don't want to take the risk and play a best-of-five set match as my first match back."
"Of course, I will miss it (the US Open) and, of course, I will be watching it from far away," Zverev added. "Unfortunately I did not have another week or two where I would have been 100% ready but it is how it is.
"I am looking forward to seeing everybody at the Davis Cup. And I am looking forward to being back as soon as possible."
source - DailyMail