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Alexander Zverev

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Alexander Zverev is a German professional tennis player who recently won his first Grand Slam title at the French Open.

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"I have had the best moments and the worst moment of my life on this court."
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"Last year was one of the most difficult moments in my tennis career. This year is one of the happiest moments."
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"All the emotions came out, because this court is very, very special to me."
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"This trophy helps the belief a lot ... this year is one of the happiest moments in my career."
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"Now, no matter what happens, I'll always be a Grand Slam champion, and nobody can take that away from me."
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"This court is so special to me in so many ways."
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"This court is so special to me in so many ways."
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"We’ve been through injuries. We’ve been through heartbreak. We’ve been through losses. We’ve been losers at times in the important moments. But at the end of the day, we’re grand slam champions now and that’s what counts."
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"This court is so special to me in so many ways. I’ve had the best moments of my life on this court, I had the worst moment of my life on this court."
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"This court is so special to me in so many ways. I’ve had the best moments of my life on this court; I had the worst moment of my life on these courts."
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"I was laying in that corner over there four years ago with seven broken ligaments and two fractured bones."
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"I lost a Grand Slam final here two years ago but now finally it’s a happy end."
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"This sport is so special to me in so many ways."
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"This court is so special to me in so many ways. I have had the best moments of my life on this court and the worst moment of my life on these courts."
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"Zverev says glucose sensor malfunction affected Halle semi-final loss to Fritz."
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""A big result is definitely possible this year""
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""It builds confidence when you win in straight sets, especially at Wimbledon where I am still waiting for a big result.""
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""I love the saying 'in tennis you need to have a short-term memory, good or bad.'""
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"I feel different than last year - I feel I play better tennis in important moments and have more confidence."
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"Winning in Paris, coming in with a title like that helps everybody."
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"That’s why the umpires allow me to check my phone, so I don’t have to poke my finger every changeover."
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"I stay focused. I stay hungry. I want more. I want to continue playing at the best level and continue winning. On Sunday I have another big chance."
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"Jannik, I don't really like you any more."
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"the Wimbledon crowd 'played a big part' in his journey to the final."
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"I'm just happy I won - that's it."
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"It’s sad for tennis."
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"I watched Shelton-Alcaraz until 3.30am last night."
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"I've been to bed as late as 6:45am in the past week so I'm kind of a bit jet-lagged."
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"I think it [Sunday] will be incredibly special especially, these two guys are crowd favourites and everyone loves them."
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"After the second round, at about 3am I was sitting with my team in the locker room and we were laughing at how bad I was playing."
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"We went 30 years without winning a Grand Slam title and now won two in the span of three months."
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"In that moment I was in the zone a lot. I didn't hear noise at all."
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"When doctors tell you that life and sports will be very limited for that child, it takes a very strong mother to say 'my son will be whatever he wants to be'."
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"I haven't won a Laver Cup match in two years, so I'm happy I did it today."
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"Massive credit to the entire Team World. They pushed us all the way again, they were champions last year."
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"Winning as a team, there's no better feeling in sports. We don't have enough of it in tennis."
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