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Zverev Stands With The Olympics

Alexander Zverev said this week in Hamburg that the Olympic Games in Paris are his priority over the ATP World Tour, unlike the players who will compete in the simultaneous ATP 250 Washington DC Open (including Ben Shelton, Sebastian Korda and Frances Tiafoe).

Zverev made the comments to Nicholas Albek of Inside Sport

The best players are playing at the Olympics

“The ITF or the Olympics are not best friends with the ATP, that’s not a secret. Everybody continues their own tour. Yes, the Olympics is one of the, if not the, most important events we have in sports.”

“So, the best players in the world are always going to play the Olympics over anything else, over points and over prize money. All the top players went to Wimbledon a few years back, despite having no points on the line.”

“It’s about prestige, it’s not about points or money. It’s about winning these kinds of titles and having medals for your country. That’s what it’s about. I would never choose to play a 500 event over the Olympics. There are no thoughts on that, and I think Washington is going to be quite an interesting 500 event, I would say.”

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