Alexander Zverev jets to doctors after sparking injury fears in Paris Masters thrashing

Alexander Zverev is set to fly out and visit the doctor who previously performed his ankle surgery after sparking injury fears at the Paris Masters. The defending champion suffered a 6-0 6-1 drubbing at the hands of Jannik Sinner and called the trainer mid-match, also telling his team that he was struggling to move.

The world No. 3 now has a week to recover in time for the ATP Finals in Turin, where he is a two-time former champion. But Zverev's participation could be thrown into doubt as he is planning a doctors' visit to see what can be done about his ankle before heading to Italy.

Zverev was clearly physically hampered when he faced Sinner in the Paris Masters semi-finals. The doctor and physio came to the court early in the second set but the German did not receive treatment, instead opting to take anti-inflammatory tablets.

The defending champion played on but won just one game in the one-sided contest as Sinner stormed through in just 62 minutes, and then said it was not the way he would have wanted to reach the final.

It's not the first time Zverev has been plagued by an ankle issue. The former No. 3 was in the middle of a tight semi-final contest with Rafael Nadal at the 2022 French Open when he went down injured.

It emerged that he had torn three ligaments in his ankle and he soon underwent surgery, which left him sidelined for the rest of the season. Zverev is now planning to visit the doctor who performed that operation.

"I'll probably fly to Munich to see my doctor who did the surgery on my ankle," the 28-year-old told Sky Sports Germany following his Paris Masters exit.

"I'll look into it with him and see what it is and if we can do anything about it. Maybe we can do an injection, and then I'll come to Turin at some point."

Zverev had pushed Sinner in the Vienna Open final just six days earlier, with the Italian coming from behind to win 3-6 6-3 7-5. But the world No. 3 says he never stood a real chance against the four-time Major winner in Paris while injured.

He added: "Unfortunately, it swelled up a lot yesterday after the match. But to be honest, I mean, against Jannik, if you're not 100 per cent and if you're not playing at your absolute best, then you simply don't stand a chance, and he showed that today.

"Of course, I couldn't move 100 per cent. I couldn't really push off on my serve either, which is obviously very, very important for me against him. But overall, if you're not at 100 per cent, you don't stand a chance against him.

Sinner himself was well aware of what was happening on the other side of the net. The No. 2 seed in Paris said: "I saw it straight away from the first couple of points that he was struggling physically.

"It's not the way you want to win a match but at the same time for me personally I'm happy to be in the final, it means a lot."