After dropping his fourth-round match against Jannik Sinner on Sunday, Alexander Zverev drew attention for his comments during a post-match interview, in which he said he played while feeling "completely sick."
"I can’t really breathe, as you can hear by my voice. I had fever as well," Zverev said, per Julio Vegas of USA Today. "Yeah, I’m not in the best physical state, I would say. I think that had a little bit of an effect on the match today.”
Zverev, who was the tournament's No. 6 seed, lost in four sets, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 3-6.