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Alexander Zverev has been enjoying himself in New York City ahead of the upcoming US Open. Earlier on Monday (August 21), Zverev took his girlfriend Sophia Thomalla on a date to the Museum of Modern Art and was supposedly left baffled by the art there, if the Instagram stories uploaded by his girlfriend are anything to go by.
The 26-year-old, who was wearing a casual outfit, seemingly found the art gallery bizarre. In one of the photos, Zverev can be seen scratching his head in confusion. His girlfriend Sophia Thomalla, an actress and a TV host, poked fun of the German's reactions.
"LOST season 12," she wrote in one story.
Alexander Zverev did not find all of the art at the museum perplexing, though. One of the art pieces seemed to put him in deep thought, as suggested by another Instagram picture.
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"...thinking of becoming an artist in his next life," Thomalla wrote.
In another picture, Zverev was captured looking closely at an art piece depicting a stack of hay, supposedly trying to figure out its meaning.
"Btw, he was checking if it's real straw," Alexander Zverev's girlfriend wrote, followed by a laughing emoji.
Thomalla also posted a picture of Zverev's outfit during their art museum date.
Towards the end of their day out, Zverev and Thomalla stepped out onto the pier of the museum and had a photo taken.
Alexander Zverev has been dating the German actress since 2021. The duo's relationship has seemingly gone strength from strength since then, and Thomalla has been photographed multiple times at not only ATP tournaments but in other public appearances as well.
Alexander Zverev looking to make a return to the ATP top 10
Alexander Zverev did not have the best of starts to his 2023 ATP tour season, losing 14 of his 30 matches between January and May. The German, however, has hit a rich vein of form since then.
Zverev reached the semifinals of Roland Garros for the third consecutive year, losing to fourth-seed Casper Ruud in straight sets. The 26-year-old followed that up with his first title in 2023 at Hamburg, where he didn't drop a single set.
He was in good form last week in Cincinnati too, beating World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev in three sets.
The World No. 12 is not defending any points at the 2023 US Open, since he didn't play at the Major tournament last year due to a serious ankle injury. Therefore, he has a great opportunity to make a push for a return to the top-10 in the rankings.
It is also pertinent to note that the German is currently ranked eighth in the ATP Race rankings, which decides the eight players that are eligible to compete at the ATP Finals in Turin at the end of the season.
