\u201cAs if there isn\u2019t enough to worry about out there in a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andre Agassi uttered those words during Alexander Zverev\u2019s first Wimbledon final against Jannik Sinner on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The eight-time major winner was commenting on the German\u2019s Type 1 diabetes and the lengths he has to go to so that his body can function properly.<\/p>\n
During matches, but also off the court, the 29-year-old \u2013 who was diagnosed with the condition at the age of four \u2013 has to monitor his glucose levels and occasionally inject insulin if needed.<\/p>\n
Earlier this tournament, the French Open winner told BBC Sport<\/a> that he has two phones on court, one of which does not have a SIM Card and is solely used to monitor his glucose levels.<\/p>\n Alexander Zverev reveals how he plays a role in designing his Wimbledon kit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Alexander Zverev\u2019s \u2018biggest\u2019 strength highlighted by Jannik Sinner before Wimbledon final<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as\u00a0<\/span>a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n As Zverev himself explained, \u201cThat\u2019s why the umpires allow me to check my phone, so I don\u2019t have to poke my finger every changeover.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Zverev<\/a>, who disclosed that he had Type 1 diabetes back in 2022, had a bit of a scare at Halle in June when there was a malfunction with his glucose monitor.<\/p>\n That led to him injecting a much higher level of insulin than he needed during his three-set loss to Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals of the German tournament.<\/p>\n The second Wimbledon<\/a> seed later said he felt \u201cabsolutely terrible\u201d, as he had to take in around 350g of sugar to offset the high insulin dose.<\/p>\n Incidentally, all the Grand Slams have a list of players that are diabetic. That means, those individuals can use their phones during matches \u2013 something other players who do not have a medical exemption cannot do.<\/p>\n According to the Lawn Tennis Association, mobile phones must be \u201cswitched off and stored away before entering the court\u201d. There is also a ban on wearing smart watches or similar devices on court.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The rules are so strict that if you break them, this can lead to the, \u201cImmediate dismissal from the tournament and cause a report to be sent to the governing officiating body who can initiate a formal investigation into the incident\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n During Zverev\u2019s match with Sinner<\/a> in the second set, lead commentator Andrew Castle touched on the matter.<\/p>\n He said on the BBC, \u201cSascha Zverev is just taking his time and managing his diabetes with his [insulin] pen. He is the only player allowed to take a telephone out there [on court] because that monitors his blood sugar levels and he knows exactly when to treat himself.\u201d<\/p>\n The soon-to-be world No 2 launched the Alexander Zverev Foundation to raise awareness and support children suffering from Type 1 diabetes just under four years ago.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Alex Eala and Novak Djokovic feature in our Wimbledon heroes gallery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The post \u2018There\u2019s enough to worry about\u2019 \u2013 Why Alexander Zverev is allowed to use his phone during Wimbledon final<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cAs if there isn\u2019t enough to worry about out there in a Grand Slam final at Wimbledon.\u201d Andre Agassi uttered those words during Alexander Zverev\u2019s first Wimbledon final against Jannik Sinner on Sunday afternoon. The eight-time major winner was commenting on the German\u2019s Type 1 diabetes and the lengths he has to go to so […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2472\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}More Alexander Zverev News<\/strong><\/h2>\n