‘How on earth’ – World No2 Alexander Zverev fuming as luggage ends up 8,700 miles away from tennis tournament

ALEXANDER ZVEREV was near raging aft his luggage ended up thousands of miles distant from his destination.

Zverev, 27, decided to vie astatine the Argentina Open and flew to Buenos Aires for the tournament.

But upon arrival, the German tennis stars was informed that his bags were misplaced.

To marque matters worse, the World No2's luggage wasn't anyplace adjacent the Open's big city.

Instead it flew each the mode to the MALDIVES, which is astir 8,700 miles distant from Zverev.

The tennis ace was near fuming arsenic helium lashed retired connected societal media, but inactive managed to support his humour.

Zverev posted connected Instagram: "Could anyone explicate to maine however connected world it is imaginable for maine to alert from Rome to Buenos Aires but my bags alternatively of coming with maine being sent to the Maldives?

"I conjecture they request a abrogation already."

Zverev has been afforded an other 24 hours by tourney officials for his luggage to beryllium redirected.

The German besides has a bye successful the archetypal circular and volition frankincense look either Dusan Lajovic oregon Roberto Carballes Baena successful the 2nd stage.

Zverev is looking to bounce backmost aft his Australian Open heartbreak wherever helium mislaid the last to Jannik Sinner.

This comes aft besides losing the French Open final to Carlos Alcaraz past year.

That was earlier helium came up abbreviated against Dominic Thiem successful the 2020 US Open final.

Zverev said aft his nonaccomplishment successful Australia: "It was a hard infinitesimal for me.

"Now, for the 3rd time, seeing idiosyncratic assistance the trophy and maine lasting adjacent to that is hard due to the fact that there's thing much I privation than to beryllium capable to clasp 1 of those trophies successful my hands.”