Alexander Zverev Will Not Play Milan
<![CDATA[The 20-year-old has bigger fish to fry.]]>
As expected, news has come down today that Alexander Zverev has withdrawn from the #NextGenATP Finals in Milan, Italy. The event, which features the top seven ranked 21-and-under players plus a wild card to be determined made the announcement today.
Unfortunately, Alexander Zverev is unable to play in both Milan & London & withdraws from #NextGenATP Finals. Best of luck to him in London!
— Next Gen ATP Finals (@nextgenfinals) October 25, 2017
The tournament announced that Hyeon Chung and Daniil Medvedev had qualified as a result of Zverev’s withdrawal.
See you soon in Milan! 💪 #NextGenATP pic.twitter.com/9dw1HkVZgJ
— Next Gen ATP Finals (@nextgenfinals) October 25, 2017
It’s tough news for the event to lose its marquee player, but Zverev has outgrown this event—the German is currently ranked No.5 in the ATP and he’s claimed five titles this season, including two at the Masters 1000 level.Zverev has already qualified for this year’s ATP World Tour Finals in London and he’s currently playing Vienna and scheduled to play Paris next week. That’s a lot of tennis, even for a 20-year-old.He’ll be well served by skipping Milan and letting the rest of the tour’s rising stars fight for the title at the inaugural event. ]]>
Chris Oddo. Chris Oddo is a freelance sportswriter, podcaster, blogger and social media marker who is a lead contributor to Tennisnow.com. He also writes for USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, BNPParibasOpen.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com and the official US Open program.
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