Why Does Zverev Always Lift His Shirt & Rub His Stomach?

LaZeR

Professional
At least this year Cilic stopped tapping his heel on serve... Now if we can only get Nadal to stop pinching his butt and sniffing his fingers...

Do these guys know that they're on TV and people are watching??

WHY does Zverev, before & after every shot, lift his shirt in order to rub his bare stomach?
 

MeatTornado

Talk Tennis Guru
He's hungry
He's hungry for the gold, like a true champion.
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Rosstour

G.O.A.T.
At least this year Cilic stopped tapping his heel on serve... Now if we can only get Nadal to stop pinching his butt and sniffing his fingers...

Do these guys know that they're on TV and people are watching??

WHY does Zverev, before & after every shot, lift his shirt in order to rub his bare stomach?

Of course they know. Rafa's whole thing is "I'm gonna touch my ass...then my face...and because I'm a big star, no one will say anything." It is a dominance thing.

Ever know that one guy in your circle of friends who would sit on the couch with his hands in his pants...then smell his fingers...and then touch the remote/video game controllers? It's a power thing. Scent marking.

Be he thinks he has great abs lol (they aren't) :D

Yup this. Showing off. Same reason I play shirtless if the sun is out.
 
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Sysyphus

Talk Tennis Guru
i think its hilarious u kids talking **** about zverev. u wouldnt say this **** to him at a match, hes shredded. not only that but he wears the freshest gold chains, eats at the chillest restaurants and hangs out with the hottest dudes.
 

MichaelNadal

Bionic Poster
Of course they know. Rafa's whole thing is "I'm gonna touch my ass...then my face...and because I'm a big star, no one will say anything." It is a dominance thing.

Ever know that one guy in your circle of friends who would sit on the couch with his hands in his pants...then smell his fingers...and then touch the remote/video game controllers? It's a power thing. Scent marking.



Yup this. Showing off.

I have to say I love doing this lol :D
 

beltsman

G.O.A.T.
At least this year Cilic stopped tapping his heel on serve... Now if we can only get Nadal to stop pinching his butt and sniffing his fingers...

Do these guys know that they're on TV and people are watching??

WHY does Zverev, before & after every shot, lift his shirt in order to rub his bare stomach?

He's showing off his aesthetic body. What's the problem?
 
He might've started it as a way to show off his abs but now it's become his ritual that he believes helps him play better - aka superstition. He even does it now before sitting down between changeovers.
 

Flint

Hall of Fame
the man is not universally known as The Genetic Freak for no reason

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@Meles approved
I didn't know he was known as a genetic freak at all. I've never heard him called that. Although admittedly I have not seen any of his matches (just YouTube highlights) and I haven't been on this site much of late.

I wouldn't say he is shredded personally, he is obviously flexed in that position, at rest he looks in okay shape but not more than that.

Clearly he is a world class Tennis player though, I'm not sure where all the hate comes from.
 
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