Olympic champion Alexander Zverev plans to return to tennis from a extreme ankle damage at exhibition tournaments within the Middle East in December after which plans to start out the 2023 season on the new United Cup blended crew occasion in Australia.
Zverev’s brother, Mischa Zverev, mentioned on Eurosport he’s registered for the Diriyah Tennis Cup in Saudi Arabia on December 8-10 and the World Tennis League in Dubai on December 19-24.
“He needs a few matches before the new season. So we registered for a few exhibition tournaments,” Mischa Zverev mentioned in Wednesday’s report.
Zverev, 25, has not performed since rupturing three ankle ligaments within the French Open semi-finals in opposition to Rafael Nadal in June.
He needed to postpone a deliberate comeback in September after a well being setback and solely returned to coaching final week, too late to be slot in time to symbolize Germany on the November 22-27 Davis Cup Finals.
“We could train last week. We could even play a little longer on Monday. He is pain-free so far and feeling good,” Mischa Zverev mentioned.
Should all go nicely on the December exhibitions, Zverev will probably be on the December 29-January 8 United Cup to be performed in three Australian cities.
The blended match can be the primary tune-up occasion for the Australian Open grand slam in Melbourne beginning on January 16.
