Alexander Zverev won the 2026 US Open. World number two, second Grand Slam title. His peers describe him as one of the most studious players on tour, the sort who adds extra practice sessions after his matches. After the final he broke with that routine and let himself wind down. He was seen at Tao Downtown, a well-known New York nightclub.
Roland read the report slowly, the way he reads everything.
In 1980, after a final, you went back to the hotel. The champion wound down by looking at the ceiling, sometimes with the radio on. Nobody photographed him. I’m not criticising. I’m comparing.
It was explained to him that the night out has become a genre of its own, and that We Love Tennis puts Zverev’s evening alongside those of Carlos Alcaraz, who heads to Ibiza after winning Roland-Garros. Roland put down his paper magazine.
So I’m informed there are two schools. New York and Ibiza. The third one is missing, the one in room 412, curtains drawn. Note that I’m not against rest. I’m against this rest. Well. It’s the times.
He added that a player who goes back to the practice court after his matches has earned an evening, and that he takes nothing away from Zverev. The compliment stopped there, as usual, just before the next sentence.
Zverev now has two Grand Slam titles.
It’s true, we checked: We Love Tennis.
