Players · 39 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, two Grand Slams and two top-10 wins: the club player knows this draw
Alexander Zverev won his first two Grand Slam titles in 2026, at Roland-Garros and the US Open, while beating only two players from the year’s Top 10: Taylor Fritz at Wimbledon and…
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Medvedev calls Djokovic “old” but formidable, Jean-Pol claims the method
Daniil Medvedev, world No. 6 and champion in Hangzhou the week before, reached the semi-finals of the Beijing ATP 500 by beating Francisco Cerundolo 7-6 (4), 6-3. He will play the winner…
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Zverev distracted by an advert board in Beijing, Maxime wants the remote control
In the quarter-final of the ATP 500 in Beijing, Alexander Zverev challenged a point he had lost, explaining that an advertising board had changed image during his serve. The umpire sided with…
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Zverev beats Norrie for a third time this year, and the C30.4 knows that kind of rival
Alexander Zverev, world No. 2 and top seed in Beijing with Jannik Sinner absent, beat Cameron Norrie 7-6(1), 6-4. He had already beaten him at the Australian Open and in Cincinnati, and…
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A 2017 like from Alcaraz for Cobolli, the club player has a 2016 photo waiting
Flavio Cobolli told BBC Sport, after Team Europe’s Laver Cup win, that he’d spotted a Carlos Alcaraz “like” on one of his Instagram posts from 2017. Both players are straight back on…
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De Minaur calls it a coin flip against Zverev, Jean-Pol tossed the coin himself
Beating Alexander Zverev 2-6, 7-6, 11-9 on Saturday at the Laver Cup, Alex De Minaur claimed his second straight win over the German in the competition, before calling the format “a bit…
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Federer misses the crowds and the hotels, Jean-Pol says he called it
Roger Federer said, speaking from the Laver Cup in London, that playing in front of 10,000, 15,000 or 20,000 people is something he misses enormously since retiring. He also says he loved…
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Zverev admits he lost track of the score in the final, club player knows it
Alexander Zverev secured his second Grand Slam title of the season at the US Open, beating Ben Shelton, after Roland-Garros. He told Carlos Alcaraz, during a training session at the Laver Cup,…
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Griekspoor says Zverev bounced the ball 400 times, Maxime wants a recount
Speaking to the press before the Davis Cup tie between the Netherlands and Colombia, Tallon Griekspoor called the US Open final “pretty poor” and said he struggles to watch Alexander Zverev, who…
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Eurosport pundit fears shorter sets, the club player does the maths
On 19 September 2026, Eurosport journalist Olivier Canton criticised Alexander Zverev and Iga Swiatek. In his view, that kind of behaviour feeds the idea that sets should be made shorter, an option…
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Connors says he bounced the ball up to eighteen times, Jean-Pol counts the same
Penalised several times for taking too long over his serve at the 2026 US Open because of his ball bouncing, Alexander Zverev has been backed by Jimmy Connors, who said on his…
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Mouratoglou says he’s not here to give advice, Jean-Pol recognises a colleague
On 17 September 2026, Patrick Mouratoglou posted a note on his LinkedIn account about the US Open women’s final, lost by Aryna Sabalenka. He writes that emotional management is the only reason…