Alexander Zverev calls the player outside the ATP Top 50, who makes things for the “top guys” in tennis “extremely complicated”

Unfortunately, this did not quite happen because he did not achieve an ATP semi-final in each of his last six tournaments.

Zverev’s recent defeat at the Monte-Carlo Masters saw how he handed over the number two in the world to Carlos Alcaraz.

Zverev now returned home to the ATP 500 tournament in Munich and has just won an impressive victory against a “complicated” opponent on the way to the quarter -finals.

Alexander Zverev says Daniel Altmaier is an extremely complicated “opponent for” top player “.

Zverev defeated his German Daniel Altmaier 6: 3, 6-2 in the last eight of Bayern Open.

After the game, Zverev explained why Altmaier is such a difficult opponent for the best players in the men’s tennis.

“He (Daniel Altmaier) makes it complicated,” said Zverev.

“He beat many good players, many top players, he has already beaten sinners, beat me before so that he knows how to make it complicated.

“His shots may look like sometimes, but he knows how to make it extremely complicated for the top boys, where we feel that we don’t feel quite good.

“I am definitely satisfied with the win and look forward to the next games.”

Altmaier occupies the 68th place in the world and achieved four top ten victories during his previous career.

• 2020 French Open 3. Daniel Altmaier Beat (8) Matteo Berrettini, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4
• 2023 French Open 2r-Daniel Altmaier Beat (9) Jannik Sünder, 6-7, 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 7-5
• 2023 Hamburg Open 2R-Daniel Altmaier Beat (7) Andrey Rublev, 6-2, 6-2
• 2024 Mexican Open 1R-Daniel Altmaier Beat (6) Alexander Zverev, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

Zverev then reflected his first two games at the Bayer Open 2025 and compared his achievements.

“Against Alexandre (Müller) In the first round I felt that the ball was very good from the ground in my racket and that it gave me an incredible rhythm,” he said.

“Daniel doesn’t give you that at all, he doesn’t give you a rhythm at all, I may have played a little worse from the baseline today, but I served better today.

“I got better online, I found solutions even better, so there are many positive and I’m looking forward to Friday.”

Zverev will take over the Dutch Star Tallon Griekspoor in the quarterfinals, the man who only gave him a devastating defeat a month ago.

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The German was the difficult favorite when he started against Griekspoor in his opening game at Indian Wells last month.

Zverev had won six of his last seven meetings with the 28-year-old and was the number one seed for the event.

It looked like Zverev was used for another victory against Griekspoor when he won the first set 6: 4 before the Dutch fought back.

Griekspoor fought in a thriller and defeated Zverev 4: 6, 7: 6, 7: 6, to secure his place in the third round in Indian Wells.

Griekspoor enjoyed a strong tournament in California and reached his first career -Masters 1000 quarter -finals.

• QF-Tallon Griekspoor lost to Holger Rune, 7-5, 0-6, 3-6
• 4R-Tallon Griekspoor Beat Yosuke Watanuki, 7-6, 6-1
• 3R -Tallon Griekspoor Beat Giovani Mpetshi Perricard, 7-6, 6-3
• 2R-Tallon Griekspoor Beat Alexander Zverev, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6
• 1R -Tallon Griekspoor Beat Miomir Kecmanovic, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3

Number 37 in the world will undoubtedly hope to secure a third career victory against Zverev if they face Friday, April 18.