Zverev talks about becoming no.1 and winning a slam in 2022

Alexander Zverev talks about his immediate future

Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev ended the current season in the best possible way after winning the ATP Finals for the second time in his career.

During a recent interview, Alexander Zverev talked about his 2022 targets. The German sensation said that he believes that Djokovic, Medvedev, and himself are going to dominate the ATP Tour as they did in 2021.

“Before there used to always talk about Nadal, Federer and Djokovic. Now the big titles were the Olympics, U.S. Open, Turin and Wimbledon, and they were all won by Medvedev, Djokovic, and me. I don’t expect it to be any different next year,” said Zverev.

However, Sascha added that he would like to win his first slam next year and become the new world number 1.  On Eurosport Germany’s Das Gelbe vom Ball podcast, Zverev commented:

“I know I’m not far away from it [becoming world no.1], but for that, I also have to win tournaments and Grand Slams.”

Alexander Zverev in 2021

Alexander Zverev

45 - 13win/loss

Hard
18-6
Clay
21-5
Grass
6-2
27 year old
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2024 Highlights

Currently the world no.3 (career-high), Zverev played his last match on the 21st of November when he overcame world no.2 Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-4 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals to win his 19th career title.

This season Zverev owns an overall 59-15 match record. Zverev clinched 5 titles in 2021 in Acapulco, in Madrid, in Tokyo, in Cincinnati, and in Vienna.

Zverev
the Nitto ATP Finals
Zverev's Record
 

Novak Djokovic in 2021

Novak Djokovic

24 - 7win/loss

Hard
8-3
Clay
11-3
Grass
5-1
37 year old
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Currently ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 3rd of December when he defeated world no.30 Marin Cilic 6-4 6-2 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).

Currently, during this season the Serbian has a composed 55-7 match record. The Serbian clinched 5 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open, in Belgrade, at the French Open, in Wimbledon and in Paris. Novak got to the final in Rome and at the U.S. Open.

Djokovic
Davis Cup
Djokovic's Record

Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic fought against each other 11 times. Their head to head is 7-4 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they played each other, Alexander Zverev won 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 20th of November 2021.

You can watch the highlights in the following video.

Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic

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