{"id":454378,"date":"2026-02-05T00:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/454378\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T00:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:23:10","slug":"alexander-zverev-withdraws-from-rotterdam-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/454378\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Zverev withdraws from Rotterdam | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        Alexander Zverev<br \/>\n    Zverev withdraws from Rotterdam<\/p>\n<p>German last played at the tournament in 2023<\/p>\n<p>February 04, 2026<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/zverev-rotterdam-2026-withdrawal-news.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Zverev is a 24-time tour-level titlist.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Martin Keep\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>        Alexander Zverev is a 24-time tour-level titlist.<br \/>\n        By ATP Staff<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/alexander-zverev\/z355\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Zverev<\/a> has withdrawn from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/rotterdam\/407\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABN AMRO Open<\/a> in Rotterdam. The tournament shared the news on social media on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old last competed in Rotterdam in 2023, when he fell to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/tallon-griekspoor\/gj37\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tallon Griekspoor<\/a> in the second round. He&#8217;s competed in the tournament six times previously.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I find it incredibly unfortunate that I have to make this decision. At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/rotterdam\/407\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABN AMRO Open<\/a>, I was already given a chance as a young player, and that&#8217;s why I always enjoy returning,&#8221; Zverev said. &#8220;However, given my history with my ankle, I have to prioritise my recovery and can&#8217;t take any risks. I wish everyone in Rotterdam a wonderful week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/alexander-zverev\/z355\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Zverev<\/a> Withdraws from Rotterdam.<br \/>The 28-year-old German withdrew today. Due to recurring ankle problems, his physio advised him to recover thoroughly before playing matches again.<br \/>Wishing him a smooth recovery.<br \/>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xFWGOrMpVu\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/xFWGOrMpVu<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AlexanderZverev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#AlexanderZverev<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zverev?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Zverev<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ihXkA87JFo\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ihXkA87JFo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/rotterdam\/407\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABN AMRO Open<\/a> (@abnamroopen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abnamroopen\/status\/2019079752481640744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 4, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Given his history, we would naturally have liked to see Alexander back on court, but we also understand his decision here. Everyone still remembers the images and the impact of his previous ankle injury,\u201d Tournament director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/richard-krajicek\/k214\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Krajicek<\/a> shared.<\/p>\n<p>Zverev began his 2026 season at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/scores\/archive\/perth-sydney\/9900\/2026\/results\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United Cup<\/a> before reaching the semi-finals at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/australian-open\/580\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Open<\/a>, where he lost to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/carlos-alcaraz\/a0e2\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> in five sets. He holds a 6-2 record this year, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/tournaments\/rotterdam\/407\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABN AMRO Open<\/a> runs from 9-16 February, with Top 10 players <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/alex-de-minaur\/dh58\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex de Minaur<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/felix-auger-aliassime\/ag37\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/alexander-bublik\/bk92\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Bublik<\/a> among those in field.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alexander Zverev Zverev withdraws from Rotterdam German last played at the tournament in 2023 February 04, 2026 Martin&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":454379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":["post-454378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=454378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/454378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=454378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=454378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=454378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}