|
The 20-year-old stunned world number two Djokovic 6-4 6-3 to
become the youngest winner of a Masters 1000 tournament since
the Serb himself in Miami in 2007.
The win also helped Zverev surge up to number 10 in the world
rankings for the first time in his career.
"I could not imagine top 10 by the age of 20," Zverev told
reporters. "It's something truly amazing. Getting there is one
thing, but staying there is going to be very, very difficult.
"Even though I won this title, I will be back on the practice
courts very soon trying to improve my game."
Despite an impressive claycourt season, Zverev downplayed his
chances of winning the French Open, which starts on Sunday,
saying nine-time winner Rafa Nadal would start as the man to
beat.
Nadal had won all 17 matches on clay this year before losing to
Austria's Dominic Thiem in the Rome quarter-finals.
"The strong favorite is still definitely Nadal. Novak is playing
great again. Thiem has been showing he's been playing very
well," he added.
"I just won here, so I've got to put myself on that list, even
though I don't want to say that I'm the favorite myself. But the
guys who have been playing the best over the past few weeks are
definitely the favorites."
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
[© 2017 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2017 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
 |
|
