German tennis player Alexander Zverev He stated that he had suffered from diabetes since childhood. The athlete was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was four years old.
Now Zverev is second in the ATP rankings, just behind Russian Daniil Medvedev.
“As a little boy I didn’t think about it, then I started to realize more and more. I want to show that you can go quite far with this disease. Now, many years later, and with success behind me, I feel comfortable and confident enough to declare it publicly, – Zvereva conveys the words. Suddeutsche Zeitung .
The tennis player also announced the creation of his own charitable foundation to help children with diabetes “Alexander Zverev Foundation – deposit against diabetes”.
– I am in a privileged position, so I live as I always wanted. I am very concerned about giving something to others and helping those affected along the way,” Zverev said.
Zverev is currently recovering from an ankle injury he suffered in the last Roland Garros game against Rafael Nadal. Then the tennis player left the court in a wheelchair.
Source : MatchTV
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