
After shaking off a toe injury to defeat Valentin Royer in straight sets at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday, Alexander Zverev had something to get off his chest.
Zverev floated the theory that tennis tournament directors are making the court speeds the same to benefit the likes of world Nos. 1 and 2, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, each of whom have dominated the sport's major tournaments as of late.