Alexander Zverev says his expulsion from the Mexican Open was the “greatest mistake of his tennis profession” and the “worst second of his life”.
The Olympic champion will probably be banned from tennis for eight weeks if he behaves in an identical method at any match within the subsequent 12 months.
Zverev was fined $40,000 (£31,000) and forfeited his prize cash for striking the umpire’s chair in Acapulco.
“It nonetheless is embarrassing for me now,” stated the world quantity three.
“Walking across the locker room, it isn’t a pleasant feeling.
“But all of us do errors. I’m additionally a human being, and I can assure you I’ll by no means act this manner once more in my life. It was undoubtedly the worst second of my life.”
Zverev verbally abused umpire Alessandro Germani and smashed his racquet into his chair 4 occasions.
On Monday he was found guilty of a ‘main offence’ after an ATP evaluate. As effectively because the suspended eight-week ban, Zverev was issued an extra suspended $25,000 (£19,000) positive.
“I’ve been doing work, meditation-wise,” Zverev stated, when requested how he will be certain it’ll by no means occur once more.
“I believe there are stress conditions in everybody’s life the place stuff like this occurs. I’m not the primary, I will not be the final for one thing dangerous to occur on the court docket.
“I do know who I’m as an individual and this does not mirror on me. I’ve performed till 5am the day earlier than – the identical day I went again to play doubles.
“I’m any individual that provides it his all on the court docket. I believe quite a bit of prime singles gamers would have possibly come out to the doubles court docket and if they’d have misplaced the match, they’d have been positive with it.
“I might have by no means bodily harmed anybody.”
Zverev’s ban will probably be activated if he’s fined for unsportsmanlike conduct, or verbal or bodily abuse at any time between now and 22 February 2023.
“If I do this once more, they’ve each proper to ban me – it is so simple as that,” he added.
“If I do this once more, it means I have not learnt. I believe all people in life deserves a second likelihood however in case you repeatedly do errors it implies that you have not learnt.”
