In this year's French Open semi-finals and Nadal, Zverev Jr., currently ranked second in the world, suffered a serious injury when he withdrew from the tournament after tearing three ligaments in his right ankle.
Although the surgery was completed in time, the injury had to cost Zverev Jr. missing this year's grass season. Initially optimistic, the Germans would still be able to catch up with the U.S. Open, but with more than two weeks to go, Zverev Jr.'s comeback at Flushing seems less promising.
Last week, Zverev Jr. began his recovery training in Monte Carlo and posted a training video on social media. The good news is that his injured right ankle is completely painless, of course, this is also related to the lack of intensity in training.
At present, Zverev Jr.'s recovery training is still relatively conservative, and he himself is not in a hurry, and last week he went to the scene to watch the Match of Monaco in Ligue 1.
After Zverev Jr. withdrew from Montreal, Canada, this week, he will also be absent from next week's Cincinnati and miss the chance to defend his title. Zverev Jr. himself said that the current form is not suitable for Grand Slam competition, which is likely to mean that the odds of participating in the US Open this year are not large.
But the German was not idle, and he used this period of rehabilitation to do another thing he had always wanted to do. He founded the Aleksandr Zverev Foundation to help children with diabetes in developing countries by providing insulin and other drugs.
In his statement, Zverev Jr. also introduced to the public for the first time that he actually had type 1 diabetes since he was 4 years old. In these years of competition, Zverev Jr. needed to observe his condition through testing instruments.
Type 1 diabetes accounts for 5%-10% of all diabetics in the world, and although it is common to all ethnic groups, it is mostly of European descent. Most people with type 1 diabetes are in adolescence or early adulthood and are thin. The causes of the disease are more complex, and genetic inheritance, autoimmunity, viral infections, and environmental factors may be related.
Zverev Jr. said he was glad he hadn't been knocked down by diabetes and was able to live the life he had dreamed of, and he hoped to help and encourage sick children not to give up their dreams through his own efforts. (Source: House of Tennis Author: bobo)
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