Overview
- A podcast guest recounted that Alexander Zverev was stopped at Zuma in central Rome because he had no reservation and staff did not recognize him.
- Zverev was with his brother Mischa and a friend, and he reportedly asked to go up for a drink but was told the bar was not yet open.
- Journalist Andrea Ruggieri said he stepped in and tried to add the trio to his own booking to help them clear the entrance checks.
- A second check found his reservation covered two seats rather than five, but Zverev was eventually admitted and, by this account, stayed calm and polite.
- La Repubblica and Corriere dello Sport relayed Ruggieri’s TennisTalker story, while Zuma declined to comment and Zverev has not been quoted.