ROLAND GARROS

June 4, 2023

Alexander Zverev

Press Conference

A. ZVEREV/F. Tiafoe

3-6, 7-6, 6-1, 7-6

THE MODERATOR: Well done, Sascha, that was a great match. How emotional is this victory for you today?

ALEXANDER ZVEREV: Emotional, I don't know, but I'm happy to be through. I'm happy to be in the fourth round and be in the second week of a Grand Slam. It's, for sure, a great thing for me right now.

THE MODERATOR: Any questions in English?

Q. Your presence was a bit businesslike, no nonsense. It's been a year to the day -- actually, it was June 3 not June 5 -- that you got this injury. Did it go through your mind today at all at any point? Maybe not during the match, but just before or just after?

ALEXANDER ZVEREV: Not really because I know what I had to do, but I'm here to play tennis. At the end of the day I know what happened last year. It was emotional for me to step on that court for the first time when I played Molcan, I'm not going to lie.

But now I'm here to play some of the best players in the world, and today was definitely the case in that.

I'm happy with the win and happy to be through.