World No.2 Alexander Zverev has not given up hope of playing at the US Open in the wake of his ankle injury at the French Open which required surgery.
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The New York grand slam starts on August 29 and Zverev told Sunday paper Bild am Sonntag he was aiming to start there, but not at all costs.
"I won't be someone who plays after being ready for it for one second. If I play the US Open then to win them and not for one or two rounds," Zverev said.
"I will only return if I have this form. I don't know whether it will be the US Open because I would have to play one or two tournaments beforehand. But I haven't written off New York."
Zverev ruptured three ankle ligaments two weeks ago in the French Open semi-final at Roland Garros against Rafael Nadal and has undergone surgery. The German will definitely miss Wimbledon which starts on June 27.
Zverev reached his only final at the majors two years ago at the US Open, losing against Austria's Dominic Thiem.
The leg is still in a cast but Zverev said he would in two or three weeks time start rehabilitation with former German national football team physiotherapist Klaus Eder.
"There are specialists there who make sure that I can play again as soon as possible," he said.
Australian Associated Press
