Alexander Zverev will be seen in action at Belgrade, Serbia for the upcoming Adria Tour which will kick off from June 13. (Getty Images)
Alexander Zverev took a different route to deal with the coronavirus.
The ‘Next Gen’ star seems to be making full use of his free time by keeping himself fit after ATP decided to suspended upcoming tours due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
The ATP announced a six-week suspension of the men’s professional tennis tour due to escalating health and safety concerns arising from the global outbreak of COVID-19 – more popularly known as Coronavirus.
The suspension means all ATP Tour and Challenger Tour events scheduled up to April 20 will not happen. However, it was 22-year old Zverev’s Instagram story that grabbed the attention of fans and followers of the game worldwide.
Ranked seventh in the world currently, Zverev posted a story of himself running on the treadmill with the caption: “Run the frustration out.”
Zverev could be seen exercising on the treadmill with his back facing the screen.
Meanwhile, many players including Canadians Vasek Pospisil expressed sadness after the withdrawal of the ATP event at Indian Wells.
“The player council didn’t get to weigh in at all. We were just told very abruptly that the tournament was cancelled,” Pospisil told Tennis Channel.
Felix Auger-Aliassime also sounded dejected after knowing that the tournament had been called off.
“I was obviously very sad and disappointed. It’s one of the best tournaments during the year,” said the world No. 20.
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