SHANGHAI (AFP) -- Alexander Zverev fought back from a set down to defeat Russia's Roman Safiullin at the Chengdu Open in China and win his 21st ATP title on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Alexander Zverev (AFP) In a grueling final lasting nearly three hours in the heat of southwestern China, the 10th-ranked...
CINCINNATI (AFP) -- Alexander Zverev won a battle of former ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open champions against Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, on Thursday, Aug. 17, to maintain his win streak at the event. Alexander Zverev of Germany serves to Daniil Medvedev of Russia during the Western & Southern...
TORONTO (AFP) -- Former Toronto Masters winners Andy Murray and Alexander Zverev dispatched first-round opponents in windy conditions on Tuesday, Aug. 8, to power into the second round of the Canadian hardcourt event. Andy Murray of Great Britain plays a shot against Lorenzo Sonego of Italy during...
HAMBURG (AFP) -- Germany's Alexander Zverev swept past Serb Laslo Djere in straight sets for his first title in nearly two years at his home Hamburg Open on Sunday, July 30, boosting his hopes of qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals. *Alexander Zverev. (AFP)* The former world number two won...
Rafael Nadal of Spain fields questions from the media during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2022 in Indian Wells, California. (AFP) Rafael Nadal called for tougher sanctions against players who abuse tennis officials on Thursday in the wake of the controversial...
German Alexander Zverev hits the umpire's chair with his racket after the end of his Mexico ATP Open 500 doubles tennis match in Acapulco, Mexico, on February 23, 2022. (AFP) Novak Djokovic has deemed the tour's decision to disqualify Alexander Zverev from the Acapulco tournament as "correct" while...
A pumped-up Rafael Nadal is into the quarter-finals (AFP/Paul Crock) Rafael Nadal survived a marathon first-set tiebreak to seal his spot in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday and will face Denis Shapovalov after the Canadian stunned Alexander Zverev. Later, in the women's draw,...
Germany's Alexander Zverev hits a return against Moldova's Radu Albot during their men's singles match on day five of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 21, 2022. (AFP) World number three Alexander Zverev powered his way into the last 16 of the Australian Open with a...
Alexander Zverev of Germany returns a shot to Taylor Fritz during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on October 15, 2021 in Indian Wells, California. (Photo by MATTHEW STOCKMAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Olympic gold medallist Alexander Zverev and...
Alexander Zverev of Germany serves against Jannik Sinner of Italy during his Men's Singles round of 16 match on Day Eight of the 2021 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 06, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by MATTHEW...
Alexander Zverev of Germany is celebrates his win over Andrey Rublev of Russia during the final of the Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 22, 2021 in Mason, Ohio. (Photo by MATTHEW STOCKMAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Alexander Zverev...
Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts to being defeated by Germany's Alexander Zverev in their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men's singles semifinal tennis match at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on July 30, 2021. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) Novak Djokovic's bid for a calendar Golden Grand Slam was...