Germany tennis star Alexander Zverev has disclosed that he has no immediate plans to retire now that he has won his first Grand Slam at Roland Garros.
The World No. 3’s victory against Flavio Cobolli in the final saw him end his long-awaited hunt for a major, but the German still has plenty of goals to keep him occupied in his career.
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In an interview with German publication BILD, Zverev stated that he still has another 10 years to play tennis before retirement.
“I want to keep playing for another ten years,” he said.
“I’ve already achieved the Grand Slam goal, and the only thing I’m missing is being number one in the world.
“Even if it’s just for a week. That would be nice. Although with the competition there is, it will be very difficult.
“I enjoy working out. I like going to the gym. If I quit tennis today, I’d still train because I love it. Yes, winning this title was a huge motivation, but it wasn’t the reason I was working so hard.
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“I enjoy doing it. If I don’t train, I don’t feel good. That doesn’t mean I’m going to win Wimbledon in a few weeks, but I certainly won’t stop working or losing my desire to train.”
Zverev is currently 29-years-old, so if he continues to play for another decade as he stated, that would take him up to the same age as Novak Djokovic is now.
At 39-years-old, Djokovic has proved he can still hang with the best on the ATP Tour, so Zverev will be looking to emulate the 24-time Grand Slam champion.
