Alexander Zverev smashed his racket and vented angrily to his coaching team during his defeat to a guy who \u201ccan barely f****** walk\u201d during Germany\u2019s defeat to Poland at the United Cup.<\/p>\n
The 2026 season got off to a positive start for Zverev as he steered Germany to a 3-0 win over the Netherlands in the Group F opener, but 24 hours later it all went pear-shaped as they lost by a similar scoreline in Sydney.<\/p>\n
Zverev<\/a> went down 6-3, 6-4 against Hubert Hurkacz before Iga Swiatek defeated Eva Lys in straight sets. To add insult to injury, Zverev and Laura Siegemund lost the mixed doubles clash against Katarzyna Kawa and Jan Zielinski as Poland secured a clean sweep.<\/p>\n The world No 3<\/a> cut a frustrated figure throughout his singles match against Hurkacz, who was playing his first competitive match since last June due to a long-standing knee injury.<\/p>\n It was an impressive service display from the Pole after a long period on the sidelines as he served 21 aces, didn\u2019t commit any double faults and won 85% of his first serve points.<\/p>\n Hurkacz converted one break point in each set while he saved the only break point Zverev had.<\/p>\n The frustrations boiled over for the German during the first set as he told his coach and father, Alexander Zverev Senior, during a changeover: \u201cWhy am I not serving? No, he hasn\u2019t played for two f****** years, and he\u2019s serving at 230 km\/h.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the evening, when it\u2019s cold, f***, it\u2019s f****** crazy. The guy can barely f****** walk, and he\u2019s serving.\u201d<\/p>\n Tennis News<\/p>\n