At home, Zizou Bergs wins for his entry into the running: “I hope to see as many people all week”

THE “Zizou, Zizou, Zizou” intoned by the numerous supporters present throughout the meeting did not leave the main interested party indifferent, who this week occupies his best career rank (69th).”This allowed me to be more efficient, especially at the end of the match. I was positively surprised. There were a lot of people. It’s good to see that Belgian tennis is still alive even if we want more of it. I hope that the enthusiasm will continue all week with the many Belgians involved. We can achieve something very beautiful here“, declared Zizou Bergs at a press conference. And it was precisely in Antwerp that the native of Lommel was revealed to the general public for the first time four years ago already after winning his very first match on the ATP circuit .

But this season, the star of the flat country, in the absence of David Goffin, is much more ambitious than a first round in this ATP 250. “I am not the favorite of the tournament but it is normal that my ambitions change with my level of play. I see that I am capable of beating the best players in training. I can also do it in a match. Besides, they don’t want to face me here“, assures the one who will face another Argentinian in the round of 16 in the person of Sebastian Baez. “This is going to be a great match against the fourth seed of the tournament. He’s a very good player. If I had the choice to face him on a surface, it would be indoors on hard (as in Antwerp, Editor’s note)so I’m pretty satisfied. “It’s a great opportunity to get a second victory.” We will have to wait until Thursday to confirm his words but whatever the result, the year 2024 will have been a great success for the protégé of Ruben Bemmelmans who notably participated in the final draw of all the Grand Slams.