Alexander Zverev is currently in Acapulco, where he is about to play the local ATP500. The German no.1 is ranked no.7 and Roger Federer no.6. The Swiss sensation is still high in the rankings because of the freeze of the points and Zvere doesn’t like it.
Thie situation may get grotesque. On the WTA side, Ashleigh Barty is still world no.1 after barely playing for 1 year and without much success, while Naomi Osaka that holds to slams is no.2. On the ATP side, Federer is still hanging in there and Sascha doesn’t think it is fair that he is behind the Swiss legend that has played just a couple of matches in more than 1 year (details).
Sascha commented:
“I am the biggest Roger Federer’s fan, but he has not played for a year and he is higher ranked than me. I played a Grand Slam final, a Masters 1000 final. The system is just a disaster.”
Sascha will kick start his campaign in Acapulco against rising star and 17-year-old Carlos Alcaraz Garfia. The German is expected to win in straight sets, but the young Spaniard can be rather dangerous. He won 3 Challengers in 2020 and he is going for more.
Alexander Zverev in 2021
Now ranked no.7, Zverev played his last match on the 3rd of March when he surrendered to Alexander Bublik 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Rotterdam (draw).
Currently, during this season Zverev owns a composed 5-4 match record.
Roger Federer in 2021
Ranked world no.6, Roger played his last match on the 11th of March when he was defeated by Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6 6-1 7-5 in the quarter in Doha (draw).
This year the Swiss has managed to achieve an overall 1-1 match record.
Alexander Zverev and Roger Federer played each other 7 times. Their actual record is 4-3 for Zverev. Previously, the last time when they locked horns, Alexander Zverev won 6-3 6-7(7) 6-3 in the quarter in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) in October 2019.
Here the video highlights.
Alexander Zverev and Roger Federer |
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