2023-06-05 23:10:00
After the second set of his round of 16, Alexander Zverev had to take an insulin shot. Everyday life for the tennis pro who was diagnosed with diabetes as a child. Only the supervisor didn’t know or didn’t know how to deal with it.
Not an isolated case at the French Open, like Alexander Zverev at Eurosport explained. “On the ATP Tour I do it on the bench, they don’t allow me to do it here. I’m not allowed to do it on the pitch and I have to run out every time,” said the 26-year-old.
“Then at the last match I was told that this counts as a toilet break. So I said: ‘Guys, I may have to leave the court four or five times. Make up your mind what I should do’,” reported Zverev.
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In fact, the Hamburger would have a real problem if this were counted like this, because in a match with up to four sets, each player is only allowed one toilet break, and then a second from the fifth set.
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Aurélie Tourte, referee in the round of 16 against Grigor Dimitrov, also works at the ATP and has assured him that it is not a toilet break if he needs an injection.
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In the previous match against Frances Tiafoe, on the other hand, there was a “supervisor who didn’t even know that I was diabetic. I gave myself an injection and he panicked and said I had to call a doctor if I gave myself anything “, according to Zverev. But that doesn’t make any sense because the doctor doesn’t even know how much he has to inject.
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That’s why he said to the referee in the past two matches: “Just decide what you want from me and then I’ll do it. But don’t send me back and forth.”
Ultimately, Zverev, who supports people with diabetes with his own foundation, coped with the confusion and, after improving performance, is in the quarterfinals of the French Open.
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