'A little bit of confusion': Alexander Zverev simmers over missing racquets
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Alexander Zverev was left in a spot of bother when he realised the racquets he'd sent to be re-strung were not with him on court.
During the first set of his Australian Open final against world No.1 Jannik Sinner, Zverev, who was trailing 4-3, was preparing to serve when he became frustrated.
He exchanged some words with his father and coaching box, asking where exactly those newly strung racquets were.
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"Zverev spent the changeover wondering where the racquets he'd given to the stringer an hour ago were," Jim Courier said on Nine.
Alexander Zverev is frustrated when he can't find his freshly strung racquets in the first set. dpa/picture alliance via Getty I
"They should've been on court.
"Now, there's a little bit of confusion with him and his dad as to where those racquets are."
Courier explained why Zverev would have been feeling so thrown off by the ordinary service.
"He's just sent some racquets away to be re-strung. Remember, these players typically change racquets when the new balls are brought in, so the strings are fresh.
Alexander Zverev of Germany reacts after losing a point to Jannik Sinner. Getty
"The strings do lose a little tension through the course of playing, so they're trying to get control of some balls that are quite lively here when they're brand new."
Zverev did not win another game in the first set after the racquet confusion, going down 6-3 to the defending Australian Open champion.
