Roland-Garros: Zverev admits having lived in recent months “close to depression”

Asked about the impact of social media criticism of him, Alexander Zverev revealed that he tries to stay away from screens to avoid being affected. But the third player in the world has, despite everything, experienced difficult months lately on a personal level. He confided in the subject after his match on Wednesday against Baez in the second round. “For me, my mental health does not depend on social media, but on other problems that I have. I never talk about these things, other players talk about them more openly. I don’t like doing this. I had a lot of difficulties this year, not because of social networks. I had difficulties with other themes. I was a bit depressed, I wasn’t very happy at times. So yes, it’s related to the pressure we’re under, we’re in the spotlight. There are people aged 20 to 30 who don’t understand. The least thing you do there is a camera, someone who can comment, write something on it. 30 years ago, it was not like that. Today, with social networks and platforms, there is a lot more involvement, hatred, but that’s just the world we live in. It’s sad to say, but it’s the reality.”