A healthy diet is generally high on the list of priorities for a leading athlete, but the star of the world of the world n ° 2 Alexander Zverev hates it.
Not necessarily the healthy part, just the concept of eating in general.
The triple finalist of the Grand Chelem revealed that he had to be “forced to eat” and would pleasure with pleasure his sumptuous meals for a pill if he could.
He told Magentatv Show Bestbesetzung: “For me, eating is a waste of time. If they could give me a pill and I would never have to eat again, I would take it.
“I am not a bad eater, but I eat incredibly little. I must have to eat.
“I don’t like food on vacation. I’m not someone who says, “Wow, I’m having a good time.”
The world’s world n ° 2 male tennis star, Alexander Zverev, says he finds a “loss of time”
The German, 27, revealed that he had to be “forced to eat” and does not even like to do it on vacation
His comments are a surprise given his success, including an Olympic gold medal in 2021
“I am the kind of guy who comes back from vacation two lighter kilos.
It is an amazing admission for him, given key nutrition to a successful life in sport.
And so that he came from Zverev, one of the main male tennis players in the world, is even more surprising.
The German became the very first male gold medalist in his country at the Olympic Games when he won the first prize in Tokyo in 2021.
He also reached three Grand Chelem finals at US 2020 US Open, 2024 French Open and Australian Open this year.
If there is a comfort to be a finalist three times, it is because Dominic Thie has endured the same sorrow before beating him in the United States final.
Zverev took Thiem to five sets, as he did to Carlos Alcaraz to Roland Garros last year, although Jannik Sinner swayed him in Melbourne earlier this year.
He had a painful story against the sinner, having lost against him in the semi-finals of the ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati last year.
But at least the 27 -year -old had the good humor to claim a minor victory over his rival in January after the Australian Open concluded.
Zverev happily revealed that he had been reserved in a seat in front of the sinner on their flight off the ground at the bottom.
“Well, at least I’m ahead of him this time,” said Zverev with Laughing Face Emojis.
One wonders if Zverev engaged in the culinary options of the flight.