Alexander Zverev confirms his great form by making his way to the final of the ATP Rolex Paris 2024. The German also secured leaving the French capital in the number two spot in the world, surpassing Carlos Alcaraz. Minutes after his victory over Holger Rune, the German went to the press conference to confess his long-term goal and the significant change in the ranking.
“It’s about improving some things. I think Jannik and Carlos are doing some things better than me at the moment. I want to improve not only for today or tomorrow, but for next year. That’s why I see this week as a lot of training sessions, I want to improve my game for next year,” explained the German at the press conference after finishing his semifinal match.
“You always have to improve in tennis. If you stay still, you’ll go backward because other players are also getting better. Jannik has improved a lot this year. Carlos has also improved certain things. I believe Novak, in the last 15, 20 years, has improved every year. If you ask him if he’s a better player this year, let’s say 2023 or 2022 even, or 10 years ago when he was younger, I think he would say he’s a better player now. It’s because everyone tries to improve. If you don’t improve, you’ll stagnate. I want to achieve my biggest goals, and for that, I know I have to improve because what I’ve done so far hasn’t been enough.”
He will be number two in the world
“It’s good to be back at the highest position I’ve reached in the ranking so far. Of course, I want to go further, but Jannik has had the best year, with Carlos behind him having won 2 Grand Slams. I know I surpass him in the ranking, but he has won Wimbledon and Roland Garros, huge titles. They are still the best two players in the world, from my point of view.”
