Alexander Zverev’s brutal honesty: ‘I’m taking part in terribly, No. 1 is out of attain’

Alexander Zverev had a large probability to grow to be the thirtieth world no. 1 following Jannik Sinner’s suspension. Nevertheless, the German isn’t ready to consider attaining the last word honor after dropping 5 of the earlier 9 matches!

Zverev suffered an early Indian Wells exit to Tallon Griekspoor. World no. 2 misplaced essential factors in his chase with Sinner and blasted his efficiency over the previous few weeks, calling his sport horrible.

Alexander continues to be in competition to dethroning Jannik earlier than the Italian’s return in Could. Nevertheless, he wants to beat one of many upcoming three Masters 1000 occasions, attain the ultimate on the different two and enter the title conflict on the ATP 500 occasion in Munich!

Alexander Zverev’s cost for world No.1 thus far:

Buenos Aires – QF loss to CerundoloRio – QF loss to ComesanaAcapulco – R16 loss to TienIndian Wells – R64 loss to Griekspoor pic.twitter.com/XmbB4ybkSg

— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) March 7, 2025

That appears extremely unlikely in the meanwhile, and the three-time overwhelmed Main finalist desires to deal with bettering his degree and reaching the latter levels of tournaments. Zverev misplaced to Sinner within the Australian Open ultimate. 

The Italian left competitors for 3 months because of his doping ban, and the German began his chase in Latin America. As a substitute of transferring nearer to the world’s greatest participant, Alexander skilled setbacks in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Acapulco. 

Alexander Zverev, Indian Wells 2025© Stream screenshot

 

Zverev collected 4 wins and 200 ATP factors, staying miles behind the Italian! He chased his first title of the season in Buenos Aires and fell to Francisco Cerundolo 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 within the quarter-final. The favourite claimed the opener earlier than dropping floor and hitting the exit door.

The German left the setback behind and set his eyes on 1000 ATP factors in Rio and Acapulco. He scored two wins in Rio earlier than falling to world no. 86 Francisco Comesana 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. It was a large blow for world no. 2!

Alexander claimed the opener and led 4-1 within the ultimate set. As a substitute of toppling the lower-ranked opponent, Alexander dropped the ultimate 5 video games and propelled his rival towards his first top-10 victory. Zverev didn’t really feel effectively in Acapulco, and it mirrored on his marketing campaign. 

Alexander Zverev, Buenos Aires 2025© Stream screenshot

 

The highest seed reached the second spherical and confronted the 19-year-old Learnen Tien. The American surprised the German 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 28 minutes, conserving Alexander away from much-needed ATP factors. 

Like Comesana in Rio, Tien rattled off 5 video games within the second set, transferring excessive in type and leaving the favourite empty-handed. Even with this loss, Zverev nonetheless had an opportunity to cross Sinner with a powerful Masters 1000 run in March in April. 

Alexander Zverev, Acapulco 2025© Stream screenshot

 

As a substitute, world no. 2 fell to Tallon Griekspoor within the second spherical in Indian Wells for one more main blow. The Dutchman scored a hard-fought 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 triumph in three hours and 7 minutes, incomes his first top-5 victory. 

Alexander claimed the opener and rattled off 5 video games within the second set from 2-5. The German served for the win and suffered a break on the worst second. Griekspoor claimed the tie break and compelled a decider. 

Alexander Zverev, Acapulco 2025© Stream screenshot

 

Zverev misplaced serve at 5-5 and endured the last word check in sport 12. World no. 2 saved 5 match factors at 5-6 and grabbed a break to introduce a deciding tie break. Nevertheless, Tallon stored his composure and claimed it 7-4 to ship his rival packing. 

“Earlier, I thought about becoming world no. 1. Now I do not think about that too much because I’m playing terribly. I have to rediscover my game before thinking about conquering the ATP throne. To become world no. 1, you have to win tournaments.

At the moment, I’m losing in the first or second match, and I have to fix that first,” Alexander Zverev stated.