Zverev Alexander Alexandrovich - a famous German tennis player. He is the winner of ten ATP tournaments, the triumph of the youthful Australia Open and a permanent member of the German national team. Consider the biography of the German tennis player Alexander Zverev.
Childhood
A German tennis player was born on April 20, 1997 in the famous city of Hamburg. Alexander has an older brother Michael, who is also a popular tennis player, but he has achieved less success than his younger brother. My father is a former professional tennis player who played for the USSR. In the early 90's, the family moved to Germany. The older brother, like the younger, plays for the German national team. From an early age, the boy began to play tennis.
Youth career
The guy began to take his first steps in professional tennis at the age of 16, reaching the final part of the youth Grand Slam tournament, which, unfortunately, lost. At the beginning of next year, the German tennis player was more successful, since Alexander was able to win the junior Australia Open, showing an outstanding game throughout the tournament.
Career in adult tennis
The debut in adult tennis occurred in 2013, when a German tennis player played at his ATP tournament in Hamburg. In the summer of next year, Alexander won the first title at the adult level. A few weeks later, the guy reached the semifinal stage at a tournament in his hometown.
In the summer of next year, Alexander was able to reach the final stage of the tournament in Munich in doubles with his brother. A few months later, Alexander won the title at the tournament in Heilbronn, which allowed the young tennis player to debut in the first hundred of the world ranking. In the same season, Alexander for the first time in his career played in the adult Grand Slam tournament, reaching the second round.
A month later, the German tennis player reached the semifinals at the tournament in Bostad. At the end of the season, at the second Grand Slam tournament in America, Alexander was able to overcome the qualifying rounds of the tournament, but he was beaten already in the first round, losing to his compatriot. As a result, Alexander finished that season at 83 line of the rating.
In 2016, the German showed no less outstanding results. At the first Grand Slam tournament in Australia, Alexander did not overcome the first round, because Andy Murray was in the rivals, who at that time was in second place in the rating. However, already next month, together with his brother, Alexander reached the finals at the tournament in Montpellier. In the same single-player tournament, Alexander reached the semifinals.
Until the end of the season, the German tennis player was able to show a mature game, reaching significant rounds in tournaments, but not winning any of them. As a result, Alexander finished that season on the 24th line of the world ranking.
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The most significant achievements were in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, the German was able to reach the third round at the Australia Open and the fourth round at Wimbledon. Having won several additional titles, Alexander became one of the best tennis players of that season, having selected for the Final tournament at the end of the season and taking the highest line of the rating in his career - 4.
Already in the current season, the German tennis player was also able to show a decent game, having won the clay tournament in Madrid. At the Grand Slam tournaments, Alexander was able for the first time in his career to reach the quarter-finals in competitions in France. In the remaining games of the Grand Slam, Alexander dropped out already in the early stages: at the Australian Open and US OPEN, the departure was in the third round.
According to the results of the current season, Alexander was able to break into the Final tournament, taking fifth place.
To date, the German tennis player is in fifth place in the world ranking and 160 in doubles.
During his long career, he won ten times over the top ten tennis players. Twice the German beat tennis legend Roger Federer and Stan Wavrinka.
Awards and Achievements
In tennis, Alexander Zverev achieved outstanding results, regardless of age. In 2015, a German tennis player received the "Rookie of the Year" prize, showing a quality game. Alexander has won ten single ATP titles to date. Most of them came in hard, which is the profile cover of a German tennis player.
In doubles, Alexander achieved lower results, winning only one title. Alexander always had a brother in partners. In 2017, the Zverev won the title in Montpellier. Five times they ended up in the final, but four times lost the tournament in the final stage.
Personal life
Alexander Zverev does not have a serious relationship, being in the status of an enviable bachelor. The guy spends his free time from tennis in a circle of close people and parents. In an interview, Alexander claims that he is more German than Russian. The only childhood idol for the young tennis player is the Swiss Roger Federer, who today occupies the third place in the world ranking, ahead of the youngest Zverev in two lines. The guy's favorite hobby is watching feature films and computer games.