Zverev's turbulent arrival to Paris: lightning strike and emergency landing!

Zverev's turbulent arrival to Paris: lightning strike and emergency landing!

Hamburg, Deutschland - Alexander Zverev had an anything but ordinary journey to the French Open in Paris. On the way from Hamburg to Paris, his plane was hit by a flash. The incident led to an emergency landing in Hamburg, which delayed its arrival considerably. Originally, Zverev was supposed to fly on Thursday evening at 6:45 p.m., but after the incident he only arrived in Paris at around 3 a.m. tz.de reports that Zverev flew in another plane at 1 a.m. after he had left the emergency landing.

Despite this terror, Zverev was calm. He expressed that he was not very worried after the lightning strike, since there was only a small sound and could not be felt. The German tennis player is also also suffering from a stomach virus that affected his preparation for the tournament. His first game in the first round will take place against the American Learner Tien on Tuesday. tennis.com added that Zverev as number 3 is set.

challenge and hope

at the French Open, where Zverev reached the final last year, he is not one of the top favorites this year, even if he continues to win a Grand Slam tournament. His main competitors, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, ended their career, and only Novak Djokovic is still active. Zverev realizes that the dominance of the big three in the past is a reason that he has so far been denied the winning of a Grand Slam title. Strong performance of the talented player hope while recovering from this unfortunate journey.