Alexander Zverev

May 4, 2026 10:03 AM

Sinner thrashes Zverev in Madrid to claim record fifth successive Masters title

World number one Jannik Sinner became the first man to win five successive Masters 1000 titles after he produced a breathtaking display to crush Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-2 in just 57 minutes in the Madrid Open final on Sunday. The 24-year-old Italian underlined his authority on the men’s tour by becoming the first man to claim the season’s opening four Masters events, extending a run that has spanned hardcourts and clay. Following his Paris triumph late last season, Sinner has proved to be a...

January 30, 2026 3:43 PM

Miracle man Alcaraz beats leg issue, Zverev to make Australian Open final

Carlos Alcaraz fought through a leg issue to deliver a 6-4 7-6(5) 6-7(3) 6-7(4) 7-5 win over Alexander Zverev on Friday and reach his first Australian Open final, the Spaniard somehow managing to keep his career Grand Slam bid alive. The 22-year-old looked concerned and was barely able to move after experiencing the issue at 4-4 in the third set, which he lost in a tiebreak, and he relied on his ball-striking and placement to land winners and prolong the contest. Alcaraz continued to battl...

November 10, 2025 9:39 AM

Alcaraz and Zverev off to winning starts at ATP Finals

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz began his bid for a first ATP Finals trophy with a 7-6(5) 6-2 win over Alex de Minaur and two-times champion Alexander Zverev over powered Ben Shelton in their round-robin openers at the season-ending championships on Sunday. Alcaraz won his opening ATP Finals match for the first time despite De Minaur's battling display where the Australian recovered from 4-1 down, and 0-40 on his own serve, to force a tiebreak in the opening set before the Spaniard came out on top. Th...

October 5, 2025 11:33 AM

Zverev accuses tournaments of slowing courts to favour Alcaraz and Sinner

World number three Alexander Zverev accused tournament directors of slowing down courts to help Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner succeed across all surfaces, with the German saying on Saturday that the sport needs to bring back variety. Zverev was speaking at the Shanghai Masters, where he was asked to give his thoughts on the court speed on the tour this year which others like Swiss great Roger Federer had also observed to be slower. Federer had said the slower courts allowed players to play ...

September 22, 2025 9:12 AM

Fritz fires on final day as Team World land third Laver Cup title

Taylor Fritz delivered the decisive blow at the Laver Cup on Sunday by beating Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(4) as Team World completed a 15-9 win over Team Europe to reclaim the men's team competition title in San Francisco. The victory marked Team World's third triumph in the eight editions of the competition following back-to-back wins in 2022 and 2023, and sparked jubilant celebrations from captain Andre Agassi's side at the Chase Center. "We're going to have a fun night. We're definitely poppi...

August 31, 2025 8:46 AM

Sinner survives Shapovalov test in U.S. Open, Gauff hits stride

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner recovered from a set down against Canadian Denis Shapovalov 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-3 in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday, while Coco Gauff shook off the nerves that had rattled her during her first two matches to advance. Defending champion and world number one Sinner dropped his first set of the tournament on Arthur Ashe Stadium as Shapovalov unleashed some of his best tennis to get the hot start. The Italian quickly flipped the momentum, however, as he raised his ...

August 11, 2025 12:42 PM

Zverev rolls past home hope into Cincinnati third round, Shelton advances

German third seed Alexander Zverev swatted aside home hope Nishesh Basavareddy 6-3 6-3 in the second round of the Cincinnati Open on Sunday, as Canadian Open winner Ben Shelton advanced when Argentina's Camilo Ugo Carabelli retired injured. The 2021 champion Zverev never faced a break and closed out the evening programme on the Grandstand with one of a dozen aces across the match, as he tuned out the rowdy U.S. crowd that was squarely in his opponent's corner. He will meet American Brandon Nak...

July 2, 2025 12:43 PM

Wimbledon: Sinner remains ice cool as Gauff, Pegula and Zverev join bonfire of seeds

World number one Jannik Sinner stayed ice cool to move serenely into the Wimbledon second round but it was a second successive day of upsets at a sizzling All England Club as a succession of seeded players crashed and burned on Tuesday. American second seed Coco Gauff, chasing a French Open-Wimbledon double after her Paris triumph, was the day's most surprising casualty, losing 7-6(3) 6-1 to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska as the sun set on a sultry day. Gauff's compatriot Taylor Fritz, the world ...

January 27, 2025 10:03 AM

Grand Slam trophy eludes gloomy Zverev again

Wanting nothing more than to hoist a Grand Slam trophy, Alexander Zverev found it tough to be within touching distance of the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after his Australian Open final defeat to Jannik Sinner on Sunday. The German second seed suffered his third defeat in three grand-slam finals as world number one Sinner retained his title with a dominant 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 win in Rod Laver Arena. Though Sinner offered kind words and a hug, a red-eyed Zverev was inconsolable as he looked upon an...

January 24, 2025 11:16 AM

Djokovic retires injured to put Zverev in Australian Open final

Novak Djokovic retired injured after losing the first set 7-6(5) against Alex Zverev on Friday to put the German through to his first Australian Open final. Zverev will meet the winner of the Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton match in Sunday's decider as he bids for his first Grand Slam title. Djokovic's long wait for a record 25th major title will go on, a year after he exited Melbourne Park with a semi-final loss to Sinner. There were doubts about his fitness ahead of the match and he came out ...