“Don’t need former Grand Slam winner to win a Major” Alexander Zverev defends his decision to keep his father as his coach
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Alexander Zverev and his father Alexander Zverev Sr.
Alexander Zverev is the current World No. 6 and is one of the top contenders considered to break the dominance of the Big-3 that consists of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Zverev comes from a family of professional tennis player with his older brother Mischa Zverev a regular on the ATP tour for almost 2 decades. His parents were also professional players for the Soviet Union. His mother, Irina, was his first coach while his father, Alexander Zverev Sr. is still the coach of his younger son.
While Zverev has won 4 Masters titles and was also the winner of the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals, he is yet to win a Grand Slam. While many critics have suggested Zverev to add a former Grand Slam winner to help him win the big trophies, Zverev gave out a strong reply in support of his father as his coach.
“It’s not true that you must be coached by former Grand Slam winners to win a Major. Just look at Roger, Rafa and Novak.” said Sascha Zverev in support of his decision to stick with his father as his coach while he continues hunting titles on the big stages.
Alexander Zverev will be a strong contender for the Wimbledon 2021
Alexander “Sascha” Zverev will enter the Wimbledon 2021 as the 4th seed as he continues his hunt for his first Grand Slam. Zverev has won the 15 career titles across and won titles on all surfaces except Grass.
Zverev compared his father to the coaches of the Big-3. Federer has been long coached by Severin Luthi, Nadal was coached by his uncle Toni Nadal and is now coached Carlos Moya and long-time coach Francisco Roig. Djokovic has been coached for the majority of his career by Marian Vajda and Goran Ivanisevic, all of who were not highly established players during their careers.
He also made it till the finals of the US Open 2020 where he lost in a 5-set thriller after having won the first two sets. He also made it till the semi-finals of the French Open 2021 losing to eventual runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas having made a strong comeback from 2-sets down to take the tie to 5th set.
His first Top-10 ranked player could be Matteo Berrettini if both players could make it to the quarter-finals. Being drawn in the bottom half he could meet either of Daniil Medvedev or Roger Federer, both of whom are the favourite for the titles. With defending champion Novak Djokovic in the top-half, he could meet the Serbian who chases his 20th Grand Slam and 3rd consecutive title at Wimbledon.
Alexander will start his campaign against Tallon Griekspoor in the first round and will look to make good start to his fortnight at the All-England Club.
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