Sascha Zverev had a rather busy off season. After a spectacular tour in Latin America with his friend and childhood hero, Roger Federer, the German had just a 2 weeks’ break with his new stunning girlfriend Brenda Patea. After a stint in Mexico, he had an eye operation in New York to then head to Florida for training and Hangzhou. In China, he challenged Roger Federer again after he paired with the Swiss legend in doubles against the Bryans. There was no time to breath for Sascha that had to fly to Brisbane, where he will join the German team to play the ATP Cup.
The ATP Cup
Germany is in the same group as Greece, Canada, and Australia. Therefore, Sascha is expected to play against some top young guns such as Stefanos Tsitsipas, Denis Shapovalov, and Nick Kyrgios.
After the ATP Cup, it’s time for Zverev to head to Melbourne where he will finally try to go deep in a major. That’s a lot!
Alexander Zverev’s ranking and performance in 2019
Now the world no.7, the German played his last match on the 16th of November when he had to surrender to Dominic Thiem 7-5 6-3 in the semifinal in London.
This season Zverev has a 41-24 win-loss record. Zverev conquered 1 title in Geneva. Alexander was the finalist in Acapulco and in Shanghai.
Roger Federer’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.3, Roger played his last match on the 16th of November when he had to surrender to Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in London.
At the moment, this season Roger has a 51-10 win-loss record. Roger has won 4 titles in 2019 in Dubai, in Miami, in Halle and in Basel. Federer was the finalist in Indian Wells and in Wimbledon.
Alexander Zverev and Roger Federer played each other 10 times. The head to head is 5-5.
The last time that they played, Alexander Zverev won 6-3 6-77 6-3 in the quarter in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 11th of October 2019.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2019
Currently the world no.6, the Greek played his last match on the 17th of November when he defeated Dominic Thiem 6-76 6-2 7-64 in the final in London to win his 4th career title.
During this season Tsitsipas has a 53-25 win-loss record. Stefanos clinched 3 titles in 2019 in Marseille, in Estoril and in London. The Greek was the finalist in Dubai, in Madrid and in Beijing.
Denis Shapovalov’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked world no.15 (career-high), Denis played his last match on the 24th of November when he had to bow to Rafael Nadal 6-3 7-67 in the Rubber 2 in Davis Cup.
Presently, this year Denis has a 33-25 win-loss record. The Canadian has won 1 title in Stockholm. Shapovalov was the runner-up in Paris.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Denis Shapovalov played each other 5 times. The head to head is 4-1 for Shapovalov.
The last time that they played each other, Denis Shapovalov won 4-6 6-3 7-63 in the 4th round in Miami (Miami Open) on the 26th of March 2019.
