The victory spared Zverev from an unwanted place in tennis history, as he was on the verge of becoming the first men's No. 1 seed to lose in the opening round of a Grand Slam since 2003.
The minister spoke on Wednesday during a media parley in Port Harcourt, where he addressed a range of issues, including the NBA conference, the performance of the Tinubu administration in the FCT and the management of increased revenues accruing to sub-national governments.