1 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,560 {\an8}There's a real buzz around the Chatrier Stadium. 2 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,920 {\an8}Three hours of amazing tennis from both of these players. 3 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,200 {\an8}Second set's so important for Sascha Zverev. 4 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:38,200 That's an incredible point. 5 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:40,320 And what a time to find it. 6 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:41,760 Just sublime from Zverev. 7 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,480 It was one of the biggest matches of my life, 8 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,560 maybe on the verge of winning my first Grand Slam, 9 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,120 then I'd be world number one. 10 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,800 Nadal yet to hold serve in this set. 11 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,000 Here's a chance for Zverev to take control of this match. 12 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,800 We were playing such an incredible match. 13 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,440 I was improving the longer the match went on, 14 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,840 but then what happened happens. 15 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,400 This does not look good. 16 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,440 Very tough to watch. 17 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,640 You break three ligaments in your foot, 18 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,400 it's not easy to come back from this. 19 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,000 All the work that I've been doing all my life, 20 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:52,920 I knew immediately that it was over. 21 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:57,760 And now I feel like I have unfinished business. 22 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,920 I'm Alexander Zverev. I'm the reserve driver for Mercedes. 23 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,560 And from next year on, I'll replace Lewis Hamilton. 24 00:02:22,640 --> 00:02:25,120 Good? Okay. 25 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,440 I think you guys took wrong personalities to film the first season. 26 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:31,080 You should've been filming me. 27 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,240 That's just drama that is there. 28 00:02:37,640 --> 00:02:39,600 He'll need a new racket. 29 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,400 Won't be used again. 30 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,320 Game, set, match, Zverev. 31 00:02:48,920 --> 00:02:51,040 I'm a very passionate player. 32 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:52,720 I can't sit still. 33 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:57,880 I'm really impatient, but at the end of the day, it gets results. 34 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,160 I won the ATP finals twice. 35 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,280 I've won the gold medal, Olympics. 36 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,400 I have multiple Master Series titles. 37 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,920 I mean, I wasn't done yet, but thanks for the champagne. I mean... 38 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:14,800 I just needed to win one match, and then I would be world number one, 39 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:16,000 but then... 40 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,520 obviously, uh, the accident happened. 41 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:31,600 I caught the edge of my foot and my foot went over. 42 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:35,800 I broke three ligaments, had quite a lot of bone damage as well. 43 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,080 In that moment, I thought that's career-ending. 44 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:53,120 With a three ligament injury, you have to seriously consider surgery. 45 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:59,760 If you operate, I'll get back to 100%, like before, right? 46 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:00,960 That's the goal. 47 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,280 There's no guarantee, understand? 48 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,280 After the surgery, I couldn't walk. 49 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,960 My family and also my partner, Sophia, helped me a lot. 50 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,640 {\an8}He couldn't do anything by himself. 51 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,120 He was really, really worried. 52 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,880 I always believed in him, always, 53 00:04:23,959 --> 00:04:27,520 but I'm not really sure about this. If he's getting back to the level. 54 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:30,800 Yeah, it still hurts like crazy. 55 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:31,760 Uh-huh. 56 00:04:31,840 --> 00:04:34,480 It's like somebody's putting a knife into my foot. 57 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,560 It's not the best feeling in the world, I'd say. 58 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,000 So in the first like really tough periods, 59 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:44,600 you feel maybe more sad. 60 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,000 You may be a bit more depressed as well. 61 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,240 You know, and in that moment, you question it. 62 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,560 Are you ever going to be healthy enough to be at your best again? 63 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:57,280 The injury was very bad. 64 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:03,000 {\an8}For Sascha to really come back, it's like, you know, climbing the Mount Everest. 65 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,840 It's going to be tough, there's no guarantee that he'll get there. 66 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,280 I needed to stay positive. 67 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:16,000 I went to a rehab center. That's where the work really started, 68 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,120 trying to walk in a swimming pool. 69 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,400 Trying to just move my ankle again 70 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:23,640 and that's the process. 71 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,160 The longer it went on, the more impatient I was getting. 72 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,600 You want it to happen as quick as possible, 73 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,480 {\an8}but it's not realistic after an injury like that. 74 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:39,120 There's still a bit of excess fluid behind the ankle. 75 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,000 - Sascha? - Okay, it's cool. 76 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:48,360 Fuck's sake. 77 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:56,240 {\an8}I definitely do not feel better, but you gotta do what you gotta do. 78 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:00,320 I'm happy that I'm actually running 'cause at seven months, I wasn't. 79 00:06:01,840 --> 00:06:04,920 I'm extremely happy with my recovery so far. 80 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,920 But the bigger picture is going back onto the court, 81 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,040 competing with the best in the world. 82 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:13,560 Hopefully, I can put myself in the same position again. 83 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,960 I need to stay healthy and find my form again. 84 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,320 I need to find my strength in my ankle again. 85 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,280 The French Open is in three months 86 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,000 and I need to be ready to play the best in the world. 87 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,880 Why do you take so many rackets? 88 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,040 Because there will be different tensions. 89 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,040 I understand. But you never use them. 90 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:45,760 Don't have that many strings. 91 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:49,720 I mean, nine rackets for one day, what is that? 92 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,120 Do you see when he moves to the backhand? 93 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,040 He really turns, like, look at the backhand now. 94 00:07:04,840 --> 00:07:08,400 And on the forehand, he is on the right leg. 95 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:10,840 - And he tries to push with the right leg... - Yeah. 96 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,480 He's not pushing forward, he's pushing up. 97 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,280 And like this, he doesn't have the same power. 98 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:19,200 He loses it. 99 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,200 Kinetic chain of power is lost. 100 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:29,520 Watching Sascha, I'm not sure if he could really play well on a very high level. 101 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,360 When you have an injury, when your ligaments are torn, 102 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,240 one day you could be playing Center Court, Wimbledon, 103 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,320 the next day you have no career anymore. 104 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,360 You see players in the past, they struggle to come back, 105 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:44,960 or they never come back. 106 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,240 And when you see Sascha, it's the same fear. 107 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,440 It just flies out of control. 108 00:07:58,480 --> 00:07:59,840 Forget today. 109 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:04,560 A disaster how I was hitting them back earlier. 110 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,160 So you have to keep working on it. It's not a big deal. 111 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:12,800 It's okay, it's not that bad. 112 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,720 The toughest part 113 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,520 is while I was not able to play, the tour went on. 114 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,920 And my biggest competitors, they're winning a lot of tournaments. 115 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,400 {\an8}Medvedev. The maestro 116 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,720 makes it three in a row on the ATP Tour. 117 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,240 He cannot stop winning right now. 118 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,840 {\an8}Big Foe against one of the all-time greats 119 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,559 {\an8}comes up with an historic win. 120 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,200 {\an8}Alcaraz is back. 121 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:46,200 {\an8}The seventh title of his career. 122 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:52,240 It's difficult for me to watch the top guys winning tournaments. 123 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:55,560 So I'm going to play in Monaco because one, I live there, 124 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:58,600 and second, it's just good preparation for the French Open. 125 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:01,800 I feel like now the season really starts for me. 126 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:13,480 {\an8}- What am I wearing? - Huh? 127 00:09:13,560 --> 00:09:14,480 What am I wearing? 128 00:09:14,560 --> 00:09:15,880 - Suit. - Which one? 129 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:18,240 - This one. - What is it? 130 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,040 - The front of it... - No. 131 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:23,120 You know... 132 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:27,000 {\an8}Ironically, he has more clothes than me. 133 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:32,600 Usually, the man is always waiting for the woman, right? 134 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,520 What do you mean? I'm German and I have a Swiss watch on me. 135 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:39,880 How can I not be on time? 136 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:45,480 Oh, my goodness, he's always late in every situation, 137 00:09:45,560 --> 00:09:47,560 and I'm losing my mind. 138 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:49,960 If we get married, at one point, 139 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:51,880 I don't know, maybe yes, maybe not, 140 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:54,160 he'll probably come late to his own wedding. 141 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,040 Let's go, let's go. 142 00:09:58,040 --> 00:09:59,720 Come on, come on. 143 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:13,440 Well, we say in Germany, true love starts with five carat. 144 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,280 {\an8}How are you? Pretty well? 145 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:18,680 {\an8}Nice to see you, my friend. 146 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:20,256 {\an8}- Happy to see you. - How's everything? 147 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:21,280 - Very good. - Good. 148 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:30,000 So we create a beautiful necklace for Sascha. 149 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:32,320 He will use it and then we'll be able to sell 150 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,920 and all the profit will be for your foundation. 151 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,840 Yeah, basically, I created a foundation last year. 152 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:42,800 Um, I have been a diabetic since I'm three years old. 153 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:48,280 And, um, yeah, I've decided to take a big step to go public with this. 154 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:52,640 I've always been very careful, always never really talked about it much, 155 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:55,160 and yeah, last year while I was injured, 156 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,960 while I had not much to do anyways, 157 00:10:58,040 --> 00:11:01,120 we decided to create a foundation 158 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:06,520 to help, uh, kids and people all over the world with diabetes. 159 00:11:10,680 --> 00:11:14,440 The moment I started to walk, I walked around with a tennis racket, 160 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,720 but a lot of doctors said 161 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:22,600 professional sports or sport on this level is impossible with diabetes. 162 00:11:22,680 --> 00:11:26,480 They said it is not possible to perform on a high level physically 163 00:11:26,560 --> 00:11:30,440 for four or five hours in a row if you are diabetic. 164 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,840 I'm somebody that if someone tells me it is not possible, 165 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:35,600 I'm trying to do exactly the opposite. 166 00:11:35,680 --> 00:11:39,040 Diabetes is an illness where sometimes your sugar goes low, 167 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,800 sometimes your sugar goes high, so then you might have to inject yourself. 168 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,920 When he's nervous, the sugar goes really up, 169 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,880 so sometimes when he's in a weird mood, sometimes I know, 170 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:50,960 "Checked your sugar?" 171 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:54,160 "Is it possible that your sugar is a little low, honey?" 172 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:57,480 I can take care of myself, of course. 173 00:11:57,560 --> 00:11:59,760 I can play for six hours in heat. 174 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,640 I can keep playing when already I'm completely dead. 175 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:04,840 I'll fight till the very last moment. 176 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:07,320 So if I can do it, anybody can do it. 177 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,720 I'll see you. I will see you next week. At tennis? 178 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,440 - At the tennis for sure. - Perfect. See you there. 179 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,160 Then you'll be stressed. 180 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:19,320 Me? Hopefully not so much. That means I'm winning. 181 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:20,760 For sure. 182 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:29,560 Monte-Carlo, another lovely day in the principality, 183 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,240 just as it was yesterday. 184 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:34,680 Should be a really good day's tennis in store. 185 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:39,120 Bravo Nole. 186 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:40,600 {\an8}Yeah, I know it, of course. 187 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:47,400 You're so big. 188 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:52,200 {\an8}Coming up today, Alexander Zverev taking his first steps 189 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:56,640 {\an8}back onto a clay court since that injury at Roland Garros last year. 190 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:01,520 {\an8}Zverev up against Daniil Medvedev for the 14th time in their careers. 191 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,760 Know each other very well, do these two. 192 00:13:08,680 --> 00:13:11,400 Look. Medvedev is one of the best players in the world. 193 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:16,200 He's a player that probably has the most confidence out of anybody right now. 194 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,600 He's barely lost a match this year. 195 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:29,840 But I also think that a lot of things that Medvedev does are frustrating at times. 196 00:13:30,560 --> 00:13:35,320 He's somebody that knows how to play with the head of the opponent. 197 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:39,800 I think there's always a lot of unfair things happening in the game 198 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:42,680 that he uses quite well to his advantage. 199 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:49,080 Whoa! He went for the underarm there. 200 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:51,440 Oh, my goodness. 201 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:55,080 Bro, are you stupid? 202 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,720 Look at me! I'm talking to you! 203 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:00,080 You are a... How can I call it? 204 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:01,160 Small cat. 205 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,920 He's got a love-hate relationship with the crowd at times. 206 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:11,040 Daniil Medvedev dances his way into the quarter-finals. 207 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,200 A few more boos from the New Yorkers. 208 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:18,120 The more you do this, the more I will win, for you guys. 209 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:19,200 Thank you. 210 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,560 Whether it's, you know, talking to the crowd, 211 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:29,000 talking to a chair umpire, 212 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:33,920 he uses the whole stadium as a tool to win a match. 213 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:35,840 That's why he's very tough to play. 214 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:46,200 {\an8}Hello, hello. 215 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:47,160 {\an8}Ça va? 216 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,240 {\an8}Nice to meet you. 217 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,000 Daniil. This is the team. 218 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:51,960 Hello, everyone. 219 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:53,160 Team, this is Daniil. 220 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:55,920 So we have to try the new map for next season. 221 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:59,360 So is everyone competitive? Everyone is going to try to win? 222 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,960 Yeah, I definitely will. 223 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:03,680 I am Daniil Medvedev. 224 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,280 As a professional tennis player, 225 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:10,120 I like to have this sense of competition all the time in my life. 226 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,400 And so outside of tennis, I play computer games. 227 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:17,720 It's completely the same thing in terms of competitive spirit. 228 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:20,600 Every game I play to win. 229 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:26,640 Thanks, guys. 230 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:27,800 Merci, merci. 231 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:33,080 Medvedev has the best run of the year thus far. 232 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:38,040 He is the biggest threat on the tour from that generation of players. 233 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:39,280 There was a period in time 234 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:42,080 it was thought it could be Zverev in the same position. 235 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:47,440 Yeah, it's been a great year as I say, especially with some great results. 236 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:53,040 But this, in tennis, can change so fast because you get injured for ten weeks, 237 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:54,920 you don't play good for ten weeks 238 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,840 and straight away the other guys are right there. 239 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,760 Catering is in the black cooler. Can I get you anything right now? 240 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:06,720 All good. 241 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,720 We'll get going. Welcome aboard. 242 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:14,320 I don't think I played against anyone more than against Sascha, 243 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:16,920 but we can't be like best friends. It's impossible. 244 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:18,160 Too much competition. 245 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:20,880 He has Olympic games. I have a Grand Slam. 246 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:25,960 I do think Grand Slam is still a bigger title even if Olympic Games is amazing. 247 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:29,640 We have been rivals for ten years. 248 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:34,480 On the court, we want to still win and destroy each other. 249 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:38,000 I'm very competitive. Always want to win, always. 250 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:47,320 Zverev looking for his first top five win since the ankle injury. 251 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,520 What a big win this would be for his comeback. 252 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,760 This is my chance to show that I'm back. 253 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:02,360 I need one big win. I need one result to break free. 254 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:04,680 I know I can do it. 255 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:16,200 Good start here from Zverev. 256 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:19,560 Ankle injury seems an age ago. 257 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:31,839 {\an8}Very nicely finished off from Alexander Zverev. 258 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:33,319 {\an8}Takes the opening set. 259 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:38,720 He's playing so well against Medvedev. 260 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:41,200 Physically he's definitely back on that level. 261 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,920 This could be a big moment for him. 262 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:53,320 It's really smart tennis pushing Medvedev back. 263 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:57,360 He's really struggling at the moment is Medvedev, there's been one-way traffic. 264 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:02,360 {\an8}So, Alexander Zverev one game away from tomorrow's quarter-finals. 265 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:03,560 Sascha, come on! 266 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,000 Sascha's playing well, he is relaxed. 267 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:07,640 And he's focusing on himself 268 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:12,640 but I can see that Medvedev is getting desperate so he has to do something. 269 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:15,080 Give me that. 270 00:18:17,360 --> 00:18:18,720 Fat tuber. 271 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:20,400 What's he doing? 272 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:24,120 He took out the stick from the net, this is unsportsmanlike conduct. 273 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,360 Maybe a few mind games there from Medvedev. 274 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:37,440 Everything is better, it didn't break. That's okay. 275 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:40,080 - Why did he do this? - I don't know. 276 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:41,680 To piss off Sascha, 277 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:43,920 - make him come out of his focus zone. - Yeah. 278 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:50,040 It's all about the strategy. You have to constantly search ways to win. 279 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:52,600 Come on, Sascha! Come on. 280 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:56,960 That action distracts you. 281 00:18:57,040 --> 00:19:00,560 You know, you're focusing on closing out the match and all of a sudden, 282 00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:03,320 imagine like a green elephant walks across the court. 283 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:05,800 It'll be like, "What is that green elephant doing here?" 284 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:09,120 You have to say like, "I need to be focused on what's happening," 285 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:11,240 but we're humans, we get distracted 286 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:13,760 and Medvedev knows how to draw energy from that. 287 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:26,120 Take your time, eh? 288 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:30,760 I like to win and lose by playing tennis. 289 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:34,200 I'm not somebody that try to do kind of dirty games 290 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,200 just to put your opponent off. 291 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:38,600 That's not how I was taught the game. 292 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,400 Thank you. The players are ready, please. 293 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:49,280 Out! 294 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,240 Right on the line, Daniil. 295 00:19:54,120 --> 00:19:55,920 No, it was right on the line. 296 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:57,880 I don't know which one, I just heard. 297 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:01,480 Sorry. No, no. This one was the call before. 298 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:07,640 Daniil. 299 00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:12,520 Does play the part of the villain pretty well. 300 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:16,680 A way to focus again. 301 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:17,760 Let's go. 302 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:27,960 Quite amazing turnaround. 303 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,600 {\an8}Medvedev back to win the second set... 304 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:36,440 We are going to a third and final set. 305 00:20:37,360 --> 00:20:40,840 Sascha, don't focus about the other person, what he's doing, 306 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,760 he's complaining loudly or if he's pulling out the stick, 307 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:47,400 if he's pulling out the net, this is about you. 308 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:49,080 Focus on your match. 309 00:20:56,880 --> 00:21:00,440 Out of nowhere. Alexander Zverev breaks. 310 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:06,000 And for the second time in this match, he will now serve for it. 311 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,880 You have to come up with something new sometimes 312 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:14,720 to surprise your opponent tactically, you try to win, no matter what. 313 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:17,240 Medvedev. 314 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:22,400 Medvedev's racing off to the toilet, I think. 315 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:24,800 He's got to make sure he's back in time 316 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:27,280 for Zverev to serve next. 317 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:31,520 Come on, Sascha! 318 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,560 There was things that started to get into my head. 319 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:39,840 Taking sticks out of the nets, 320 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:42,240 toilet breaks when there's no toilet breaks. 321 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:46,520 I'm definitely getting more and more frustrated the longer the match goes on. 322 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:48,880 Time. 323 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,400 Taking the mickey a little bit now. 324 00:22:12,120 --> 00:22:13,560 Unbelievable. 325 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:14,760 Fucking hell. 326 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:24,560 He get into his head. 327 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,160 Zverev looks like a different player. 328 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,880 8-7, Medvedev. 329 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:33,840 And Medvedev now, 330 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:38,160 after saving two match points, has a look at his first. 331 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:40,640 Let's go! 332 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:42,960 Come on. Come on! 333 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,320 - Come on, Sascha. - Come on! 334 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:46,440 Let's go! Come on! 335 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:57,640 Game, set, match, Medvedev. 336 00:22:57,720 --> 00:22:59,600 Medvedev comes through. 337 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,520 Not a lot of love between the two of them. 338 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:10,720 But Medvedev prevails. 339 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:16,520 I lost all respect for the guy. 340 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:17,600 Yeah. 341 00:23:18,360 --> 00:23:22,600 And that is going to sting if you're Alexander Zverev. 342 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:29,600 You cannot blame Medvedev for doing these kind of tricks. 343 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,000 Sascha's injury was fully healed. 344 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:36,960 But the self-confidence wasn't there to finish that match. 345 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:41,160 His mental state began a little bit... to break. 346 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,320 It was just painful to finish a match like that. 347 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:32,920 This is not how it's supposed to go. 348 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:36,520 This is not how it's supposed to be because I did all the work, 349 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,840 I did all the right things. I was disciplined. 350 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:49,880 I felt like that moment of breakthrough, that moment of having that one result 351 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:53,520 and being back to your true self, it just slipped away. 352 00:24:54,680 --> 00:25:00,400 I just don't understand why I just can't get it over the line. 353 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:35,680 {\an8}I'm having goosebumps 354 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:40,440 {\an8}remembering the last time we were at the French together. 355 00:25:40,520 --> 00:25:44,120 Yeah, last time we were there, it was, uh... 356 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:47,320 I don't know how to explain it. 357 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:50,440 It was shit. It was very, very shit. 358 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,040 Is that a good enough explanation? 359 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:55,120 No? 360 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,680 Summarizes it a little bit. 361 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:05,240 Paris is my main focus, but I am maybe scared in a way 362 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:07,480 because in tennis, injury can always happen. 363 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,520 There's definitely a feeling that, you know, 364 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:12,320 it's maybe going to happen again. 365 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:16,080 We will see what it is like once I step on that court. 366 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,560 Big news from the world of tennis, 367 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:36,600 22-time Grand Slam Champion Rafa Nadal has pulled out of the French Open 368 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:40,200 because of a hip injury that he suffered at the Australian Open in January. 369 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:42,000 Roland Garros without Rafa 370 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,000 is like a French bakery without croissants. 371 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,560 Is this the most wide open French Open 372 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,040 we've had of the last 20 years? 373 00:26:48,120 --> 00:26:49,400 Yes, for sure. 374 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,080 It's a great opportunity for me 375 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:55,440 but I also think that Djokovic will do some damage. 376 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:57,640 Alcaraz is on a whole different level. 377 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,480 And obviously Medvedev, he's playing his best tennis, 378 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:04,560 so it's all about who wants it more. 379 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:11,400 Alexander Zverev. How does it feel to be back at the place 380 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:13,720 where you had that terrible injury last year? 381 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,760 Thanks for reminding me of this. Great first question. Um... 382 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:22,320 I mean, I think I talked about it plenty, to be honest, but, yeah, I mean, 383 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:25,240 it's nice to be back because it's definitely a tournament 384 00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:28,240 that I marked on my calendar and I really wanted to play here. 385 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:31,240 I think patience was the thing that I had to learn because 386 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,160 when you come back from an injury like that, 387 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:34,960 you're not gonna play your best immediately. 388 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:41,480 {\an8}Medvedev in trouble. 389 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,840 {\an8}From the world number 172, 390 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:48,640 Thiago Seyboth Wild serving for the match. 391 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:59,600 {\an8}An upset of epic proportions. 392 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:01,080 ...two sets. 393 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:05,040 The world number two gone in round one. 394 00:28:05,120 --> 00:28:08,400 Well done. That's ballsy. 395 00:28:12,360 --> 00:28:14,480 Medvedev is one of the best players in the world, 396 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:17,640 so it helps not playing him at an early stage. 397 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,200 But at the same time, I do believe in karma. 398 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:24,520 I do believe that if you wish bad upon someone, 399 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:26,720 then the bad is going to come back to you. 400 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:30,440 Daniil Medvedev has fallen by the wayside. 401 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,040 One player we haven't lost is Alexander Zverev. 402 00:28:33,120 --> 00:28:37,520 We're just a couple of minutes away from seeing him against Alex Molcan. 403 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:41,080 Zverev trying to put the heartbreak of 12 months ago behind him, 404 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,160 when he rolled the ankle against Rafael Nadal. 405 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:47,160 It's going to be a little nerve-racking for Sascha, 406 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:48,920 just to walk out onto this court. 407 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:53,120 I am excited and maybe scared 408 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,680 to be back in the place where everything happened. 409 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,200 Just to see the spot where I was injured. 410 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:06,400 Yeah, I am shitting my pants to go back on that court. 411 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:12,040 Alexander Zverev. 412 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:20,600 Stepping out on Chatrier, I'm nervous. 413 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:24,920 But at the same time, I'm so excited 414 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:29,760 because I can make new memories on that court again, 415 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:33,760 and I can leave everything in the past that I had to deal with. 416 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:36,840 I can break free. 417 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:50,440 Love-15. 418 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:53,960 It was perfect. 419 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,480 The next hour and a half, I enjoyed myself out there. 420 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:00,840 I am so much happier on the court than I was all year long. 421 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:04,680 I feel joy like this young kid that just wants to play tennis. 422 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:09,400 {\an8}Merci. 423 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:24,400 Game, set and match, Zverev. Three sets-love. 6-4, 6-2, 6-1. 424 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:30,960 Very impressive from Zverev. 425 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:36,760 That was very good. 426 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:42,720 And it will be Frances Tiafoe, the number 12 seed 427 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:45,680 who lies in wait for Zverev in Round 3. 428 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:53,160 Hey, I did my part. I'm just saying I did my part. 429 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:56,200 I'm waiting for you. I did my part. 430 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:58,160 So let's roll! 431 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:06,400 Frances is one of the most talented guys on tour. 432 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:08,840 You talk about God given talent, that's what Frances is. 433 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:13,560 Let's go! 434 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:17,440 I'm putting my heart on the fucking line. 435 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:19,160 He wants to be the best 436 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:22,320 and he's one of the most dangerous opponents that you can play against. 437 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:31,360 Glorious from Tiafoe. 438 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,560 If I win those kind of matches, I can say I'm back. 439 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:44,200 What is this order? 440 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:46,560 - It's California. But California... - Where? 441 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:48,240 Very good question. That's called... 442 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:49,480 This is a California roll. 443 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:50,960 California only with cheese. 444 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:56,200 {\an8}You'd like this with spice? 445 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:57,480 After you got injured, 446 00:31:57,560 --> 00:32:00,040 you thought you were going to be in this position 447 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:02,000 as fast as you were right now, or no? 448 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:04,680 Normally, when you get an injury... 449 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:08,840 After you get injured, you have so many thoughts like at the beginning, I thought, 450 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:12,080 - I'm done. I thought my career is done. - I remember that. 451 00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:17,240 Obviously, I was crying because I had pain as well, and I was screaming quite a lot, 452 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:19,880 but, my main thought is, 453 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:24,520 there's no way in hell I'm going to play tennis on that level again. 454 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:25,960 That was my main thought. 455 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:28,720 So it's step by step. 456 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:30,880 But you're feeling good? 457 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:36,480 I feel like I can win the tournament, actually, because I feel like I'm playing 458 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:38,680 really, really decent tennis. 459 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:43,680 I've never felt like I wanted to win at a place more than there right now. 460 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:46,800 So, we'll see what it is. 461 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:02,280 Gonna be a good one tonight. 462 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:05,680 I was super excited. 463 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:08,920 Soon as the draw came out, I was like, "I want to play Sascha." 464 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:12,160 I knew him since I was 11, so we get along well. 465 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:14,800 He loves himself, but I like him. 466 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:30,440 Paris, man. 467 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:33,560 One of the best cities in the world. 468 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,720 A place I plan on staying for a little bit. 469 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:39,880 I know I have to beat him. 470 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,880 I know his game, I can feel a lot of pressure on him. 471 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:45,200 I really want that win against him. 472 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:47,240 See y'all tonight. 473 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:51,760 Now what? 474 00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:59,400 Ready for tonight, Wayne-o, or what? 475 00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:01,080 I'm ready for it. 476 00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:03,680 How do you beat him? 477 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:08,080 How do you beat him? You're about to see tonight. 478 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:15,280 I'll bring some stuff out of the bag tonight for his ass. 479 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:27,480 Tiafoe is your next opponent. 480 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:28,800 Yeah. 481 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:30,480 I think it's gonna be a good one. 482 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:34,560 {\an8}I haven't seen Big Foe too much on clay... 483 00:34:35,560 --> 00:34:39,480 He started playing good again in Madrid, so, always dangerous. 484 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:44,800 Against Foe, you got to make it as least fun as possible. Simple as that. 485 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:46,320 Don't let him have fun. 486 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:50,199 He's trying to get you involved in all his games to stop you. 487 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:51,320 You can't let him do that. 488 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:54,639 Everybody's trying to get you involved in their own games. 489 00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:56,639 Medvedev is trying it a different way. 490 00:34:56,719 --> 00:34:59,520 Tiafoe is trying it with jokes and laughs and all that. 491 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:04,240 As long as you win it's fine. 492 00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:13,000 Yeah, one more. Okay. Good. 493 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:20,040 I know he's gonna be, like, pretty defensive. 494 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:23,360 If the match goes long, maybe early, he's quite aggressive, but... 495 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:25,560 As the match goes long, he's gonna hang out, so... 496 00:35:26,240 --> 00:35:28,160 Play as much as you can to his forehand. 497 00:35:28,240 --> 00:35:31,160 I change direction to the forehand, make him beat me on that side. 498 00:35:31,240 --> 00:35:33,400 I think you just need to compete. 499 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:35,640 Yeah, that's non-negotiable. 500 00:35:35,720 --> 00:35:37,920 Compete like a dog and hang in there. 501 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:44,160 At the big tournaments, you play the big guys. 502 00:35:44,240 --> 00:35:46,600 You're getting ready to play the best in the world. 503 00:35:47,240 --> 00:35:50,000 {\an8}Now, exactly a year after the injury 504 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:51,560 {\an8}I'm back here again. 505 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:05,520 Was he nervous? 506 00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:06,960 Yeah, he was okay. 507 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:08,320 Yeah? 508 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:11,280 In the warm-up we were for the entire time, the tension was up. 509 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,280 And he asked me one million times... 510 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:16,080 "Think I can play well tonight?" 511 00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:18,080 "Think I am hitting better than last week?" 512 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:20,720 These questions after that, for 25 minutes. 513 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:38,480 Game, Tiafoe. 514 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:42,200 Real confidence from the start from Tiafoe. 515 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:57,680 Tiafoe breaks first in this opening set, 516 00:36:57,760 --> 00:36:59,520 {\an8}dictating the match at the moment. 517 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:05,000 Set point. 518 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:15,240 {\an8}Tiafoe gratefully receives that double fault. 519 00:37:17,280 --> 00:37:21,560 Foe's giving me no rhythm. He played the perfect first set. 520 00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:25,840 I do get nervous at times. I do make mistakes, 521 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:28,120 but I know what I have to go through 522 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:30,560 and I always love a challenge. 523 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:35,960 30-15. 524 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:39,880 Stay sharp, keep your focus, play the center. 525 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:41,160 Play into the court. 526 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:53,200 - Game, set. - Yes! 527 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:56,520 What a way to break! Now he wants the crowd. 528 00:37:56,600 --> 00:37:58,720 He's found a way into this second set. 529 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:11,880 Tiafoe thought the ball was long. 530 00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:14,480 It's good, it's good. 531 00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:16,960 He's asking for the umpire to come down 532 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:18,440 and check the ball mark. 533 00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:21,640 Medvedev's style and type of play. 534 00:38:21,720 --> 00:38:23,080 Oh, he's trying to cheat. 535 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:27,120 Gabas' response is, he just says it's in. 536 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:28,720 He doesn't need to come down. 537 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:29,800 Why are you there? 538 00:38:31,240 --> 00:38:32,520 Why're you sitting there? 539 00:38:33,040 --> 00:38:34,600 Why are you sitting there? 540 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:36,920 Please. Thank you. 541 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:38,680 I can't listen to Tiafoe. 542 00:38:38,760 --> 00:38:43,080 He's trying to get me involved, so don't look at him. 543 00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:46,560 Give him absolutely no reaction at all. Focus on yourself. 544 00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:49,880 Zverev has three set points. 545 00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:04,800 Very much game on here now on Chatrier. 546 00:39:15,720 --> 00:39:18,080 Hit the ball straight at Zverev. 547 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:20,160 And Zverev gave him a look. 548 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:23,400 I know exactly what he's trying to do. 549 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:26,400 It doesn't get into my head. I can't let Foe have fun. 550 00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:30,600 Two set points. 551 00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:33,760 Fault! 552 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:36,040 {\an8}Game, set, Zverev. 553 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:38,680 {\an8}From a set down to lead Tiafoe 554 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:40,040 by two sets to one. 555 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:43,880 - We're going five, baby. - Huh? 556 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:45,320 We're going five sets. 557 00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:46,720 I'm just letting you know. 558 00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:53,000 I'm in control. 559 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:57,080 This is my moment. I have to close out the match. 560 00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:00,160 - Come on! - Let's go! 561 00:40:00,240 --> 00:40:02,320 - Come on! - Merci. 562 00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:15,360 2-1. 563 00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:18,000 Nothing he could do. 564 00:40:18,080 --> 00:40:19,280 Zverev. 565 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:29,600 Let's go! 566 00:40:42,240 --> 00:40:44,160 Come on, Sascha! Come on! 567 00:41:00,400 --> 00:41:01,800 Out! 568 00:41:01,880 --> 00:41:04,720 Game, set and match, Zverev. 569 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:09,720 3-6, 7-6, 6-1, 7-6. 570 00:41:24,920 --> 00:41:28,160 Alexander 'Sascha' Zverev! 571 00:41:28,240 --> 00:41:30,800 Let's go! Come on! 572 00:41:37,840 --> 00:41:40,240 Sascha, 12 months ago, 573 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:43,840 I remember sitting there and I heard your foot not doing so well. 574 00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:47,520 Yeah. I mean, today marks exactly one year, so... 575 00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:48,880 - Wow. - ...it's... 576 00:41:56,520 --> 00:42:00,120 It's been definitely the hardest year of my life, that's for sure. 577 00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:04,720 I love tennis more than anything in the world, so being away from that 578 00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:08,680 and to have that taken away from me was very difficult, 579 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:11,400 but, um, I'm so happy to be back here. 580 00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:15,280 I'm so happy to be playing these tough battles again on this beautiful court 581 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:17,720 in front of this beautiful crowd 582 00:42:17,800 --> 00:42:19,440 and hopefully, I'm here to stay. 583 00:42:19,520 --> 00:42:21,000 See you soon. 584 00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:31,360 After all these months, after this crazy up and down, 585 00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:36,920 if he's found the self-confidence he used to have, that's the biggest thing for me. 586 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:38,640 Then I am happy. 587 00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:44,760 He's back to great matches against top players. I'm so proud of him. 588 00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:48,920 If I look back at the journey that I had since the injury, 589 00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:52,520 I am super happy with being where I am. 590 00:42:53,160 --> 00:42:57,160 I'm back to being at the highest level of tennis. 591 00:42:57,680 --> 00:42:59,240 That for me means everything. 592 00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:04,200 And what does the future hold for Alexander Zverev? 593 00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:06,120 That's a great question. 594 00:43:08,720 --> 00:43:09,720 Let's see. 595 00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:21,400 Running out of words for how well 596 00:43:21,480 --> 00:43:23,800 Alexander Zverev moves around a tennis court. 597 00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:34,120 First match point here, for Zverev. 598 00:43:41,640 --> 00:43:46,800 It's the 20th ATP Tour title for Alexander Zverev. 599 00:43:47,880 --> 00:43:50,880 And this one will mean so much, 600 00:43:51,640 --> 00:43:54,440 as he does it in the place he was born, 601 00:43:54,520 --> 00:43:58,040 the place he grew up, in Hamburg. 602 00:43:58,120 --> 00:44:02,880 Winning. That's the only cure for when you lose your confidence. 603 00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:06,560 It's almost like a first again, it's been such a long time, 604 00:44:06,640 --> 00:44:07,960 as you said, 18 months, 605 00:44:08,600 --> 00:44:10,360 and I'm just super happy right now. 606 00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:15,840 You don't have those doubts anymore, and it's as simple as that. 607 00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:23,240 {\an8}For Jessie Pegula and Maria, 608 00:44:23,320 --> 00:44:26,120 {\an8}being a top ten player for a long time is not easy. 609 00:44:26,200 --> 00:44:28,480 You're that close, you're ranked that high. 610 00:44:28,560 --> 00:44:32,120 Even if it's just one trophy, that makes a big difference. 611 00:44:32,200 --> 00:44:35,320 People say I don't deserve being one of the top players. 612 00:44:35,400 --> 00:44:37,360 What the fuck was this? 613 00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:39,280 At some point, it will click with you. 614 00:44:39,360 --> 00:44:41,120 I'm 28. I need to win a tournament. 615 00:44:41,200 --> 00:44:43,800 Know you wanna win a Super Bowl. I wanna win a Grand Slam. 616 00:44:43,880 --> 00:44:45,640 Trying to be great is fucking hard. 617 00:44:46,160 --> 00:44:47,680 It's long. 618 00:44:47,760 --> 00:44:49,600 I need to win a tournament, 619 00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:52,000 and if I screw that up, that's another chance blown. 620 00:44:52,080 --> 00:44:54,920 Fucking opportunity fucking out the door, man. 621 00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:57,760 People want to criticize me. Yeah, fuck them all. 622 00:44:57,840 --> 00:45:00,280 Two former number threes squaring off. 623 00:45:00,360 --> 00:45:02,640 I guess it's now or never. 624 00:45:02,720 --> 00:45:04,600 Who's gonna deliver?