Alexander Zverev disagrees with Roger Federer over ATP Finals situation
ALEXANDER ZVEREV disagreed with Roger Federer over how he finds the court speed at the ATP Finals.
Most players have found the O2 Arena court very quick but Federer claimed it was slower than in previous years.
Federer suffered a shock straight-sets defeat to Kei Nishikori last night and blamed part of the loss on him needing to adjust to the court speed.
"I think it plays different or it's definitely slower than I think the last three tournaments that I've played," Federer said.
"So I think everybody's making a minor adjustment, you know. So am I."
Meanwhile, Zverev needed two tiebreaks to edge past Marin Cilic this afternoon and he was then quizzed on the state of the court.
And the German believes the high speed makes it difficult to find consistency.
"It is very fast," Zverev said.
"It is definitely one of the quickest courts we have on tour.
"It is tough to find your rhythm on it."
However, Cilic believes the speed varies because of the wear and tear.
"I think this kind of court is also, when you get a few matches on it, when it gets used, it's becoming a bit quicker," he said.
"So, I think it's just normal.
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"I don't think it is much different from last year, it is more or less the same.
"It can vary from the air conditioning inside the stadium.
"Generally, it plays quite the same."