{"id":1951284,"date":"2026-05-23T12:45:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1951284"},"modified":"2026-05-23T12:45:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:45:04","slug":"alexander-zverev-gives-injury-update-after-being-seen-in-pain-during-french-open-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1951284","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Zverev gives injury update after being seen in pain during French Open practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Alexander Zverev gives injury update after being seen in pain during French Open practice<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/oliver-paton\" class=\"text-sm 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               <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Zverev has given a positive injury update after being seen in pain during French Open practice sessions, having also limped out of the Italian Open with back issues.<\/p>\n<p>The German is set to begin his Paris campaign against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi on Sunday, with seventh seed Taylor Fritz joining him as the top two seeds in their quarter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Zverev<\/a> has enjoyed another remarkably consistent season, reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Open, and Monte-Carlo Masters, suffering one defeat to Carlos Alcaraz and three losses to Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, he reached the Madrid Open final, where he was dominated by the Italian in under an hour.<\/p>\n<p>His latest appearance came in a 1-6, 7-6(10), 6-0 fourth-round defeat to Luciano Darderi at the Italian Open after squandering multiple match points in the second set.<\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of that match, Zverev appeared to be hindered by back discomfort, an issue that has troubled him for some time.<\/p>\n<p>After reports that the discomfort had continued during his recent French Open practices, the world No 3 was quick to dismiss any concerns.<\/p>\n<h2>Latest Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinners-three-biggest-french-open-contenders-named-career-grand-slam-prize\">Jannik Sinner\u2019s three biggest French Open contenders named amid career Grand Slam pursuit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-injury-update-french-open-predicts-options-end-jannik-sinners-run\">Novak Djokovic confident he has \u2018options\u2019 to end Jannik Sinner run and win French Open after injury update<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood,\u201d responded Zverev after being asked how his back was feeling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had some time off after Rome, I could take care of my back a little bit, so that was very, very useful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went to see some doctors in Germany, which was very, very useful and I feel good. I feel like I\u2019m ready to go and yeah, hopefully I can show that on the court on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I mean, the back issue started last year, and I was really struggling the entire year, and then I went to see a very, very famous German doctor in December and he did his treatments in December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did two treatments in December, and I felt unbelievable for the first three months of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s say until end of April, and then in Munich, it started acting up again, and then after summer I was really struggling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the treatment he does, you need some days after that to feel well again, and I didn\u2019t have that until after Rome and then after Rome I went to see him again, I went to see him twice, within a couple of days, two treatments again, and to be honest, it feels amazing after what he does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zverev has reached at least the quarter-finals in six of his last eight appearances at the French Open, including semi-final runs in 2021, 2022, and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, he faced Alcaraz in the final before falling 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 to the Spaniard.<\/p>\n<p>12 months ago, 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic defeated Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in a three-hour-and-17-minute semi-final clash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT NEXT?<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-wrist-injury-rumours-comeback\">Carlos Alcaraz injury rumours swirl as fears grow<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Zverev gives injury update after being seen in pain during French Open practice Oliver Paton 23 May 2026 1:45 PM Alexander Zverev during practice Alexander Zverev has given a positive injury update after being seen in pain during French Open practice sessions, having also limped out of the Italian Open with back issues. 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