Players · 40 dispatches
Alexander Zverev
All dispatches about Alexander Zverev. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Zverev shrugs off “only one person” who criticised him, the C30.4 has a whole club
Alexander Zverev, 29, said in Vienna that the opinion of his one constant critic interests him little, because the opposite of what that person says always happens. According to Tennis Actu, the…
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Zverev didn’t notice he was winning the US Open: Jean-Pol saw it coming, roughly
Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton in four sets in the US Open final on 13 September 2026, without immediately realising he had won. Alex Corretja told El Pais that rituals exist so…
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Bublik would teach nobody his game as a coach: Monique thinks of rice tart
Asked by the Russian outlet Championat, Alexander Bublik, world No. 22, said that if he ever coached, he would teach nobody to play like him. Beaten in Shanghai by Alexander Zverev, he…
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Jodar-Davidovich Fokina in Shanghai: Maxime asks who the crowd cheers for
Rafael Jodar, who beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-4, will play Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the Shanghai Masters 1000 final. It is Jodar’s first Masters 1000 final, and he is the first player…
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Davidovich Fokina beats Zverev on fitness: the club player recognises her third set
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in 2h02 in the Shanghai Masters 1000 semi-final, after losing six of their seven meetings. He says he was in better physical shape…
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Zverev wants to drop his bounces before serving: Monique, for her part, compares
Alexander Zverev, who beat Alex de Minaur in the Shanghai Masters 1000 quarter-final, admitted that his bounces before serving were a pointless habit. At the US Open he sometimes took an extra…
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Zverev says “Good luck” to Bublik at the net: Maxime wants to know for what, exactly
Alexander Zverev beat Alexander Bublik 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 in the last 16 in Shanghai, in a match with more than 40 aces between them. At the net he told him “Good luck”,…
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Zizou Bergs beats Carlos Alcaraz in Shanghai: Jean-Pol saw it coming back in Tokyo
Zizou Bergs beat Carlos Alcaraz at the Shanghai Masters, ending the Spaniard’s run of eleven straight wins on Asian soil. The Belgian faces Tommy Paul (ATP 18) in the last 16.
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Bublik punches the courtside fridge in Shanghai: Maxime learns there is a fridge on court
In the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1000, Alexander Bublik beat Brandon Nakashima 6-7(7), 6-3, 7-6(5) in 2h30. After the first set he smashed his racket, kicked his bench, then hit…
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Fritz says Shanghai balls wear out too fast: Jean-Pol claims the credit
Taylor Fritz, world No. 12, has criticised the balls at the Shanghai Masters 1000: very fast when new, worn out quickly, according to remarks reported by Championat. He plays Stefanos Tsitsipas in…
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Zverev wins in Shanghai while the match didn’t depend on him: Maxime seeks the culprit
Speaking on the ATP’s microphone, Alexander Zverev said that, serve aside, his match against Yibing Wu did not depend much on him. He won it 6-4, 7-6(4) in the second round of…
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Djokovic, 34-0 in Beijing, finds tennis cruel: Monique compares it with whist
Novak Djokovic won the Beijing tournament, where he is now 34-0, after beating Zverev and Medvedev. He told a press conference that tennis is cruel because it is played as a knockout.