Andy Roddick has ruled out Alexander Zverev as the best male player without a Grand Slam title after the German’s triumph at the Paris Masters.
Spanish great David Ferrer was named by the former world number one as the player he believes should receive this honour.
Zverev defeated Ugo Humbert 6-2, 6-2 in the 2024 Paris Masters final on Sunday thanks to an incredible performance. With the victory, he won his 23rd career singles title and his seventh ATP Masters 1000 title.
Between 2000 and 2019, Ferrer played alongside the three greatest players of all time: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. In addition to reaching five more Grand Slam semifinals and finishing second at the 2013 French Open, the Spaniard won 27 ATP titles.
In addition to being a six-time Masters 1000 runner-up and a finalist at the 2007 ATP Finals, he won his biggest title at the 2012 Paris Masters.
Roddick mentioned Ferrer in response to a tweet that asked if Zverev is the greatest ATP player of all time without a Grand Slam victory, claiming the Spaniard is overlooked in the discussion.
Roddick wrote: “Not nearly enough people say David Ferrer. So so so good.”
Next week, Zverev will compete in his last tournament of 2024 at the 2024 ATP Finals in Turin, where he hopes to add a third year-end championship to his 2018 and 2021 victories.
Alexander Zverev in 2024
Now the world no.2 (career-high), Alexander played his last match on the 3rd of November when he defeated world no.14 Ugo Humbert 6-2 6-2 in the final in Paris to win his 24th career title.
This year the German has managed to achieve a composed 66-20 win-loss record. Zverev conquered 3 titles in 2024 in Australia, Rome and Paris. Alexander was the finalist at the French Open and Hamburg.
Alexander Zverev will square off with the world no.28 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Round Robin on Sunday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their current record is 6-2 for Zverev.
Zverev conquered 3 titles in 2024 in Australia, Rome and Paris. Zverev got to the final at the French Open and in Hamburg (Hamburg Open).
Alexander won 24 titles in his career: 8 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts and 8 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alexander Zverev |
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Alexander Zverev in 2024
Currently the world no.2 (career-high), Zverev played his last match on the 3rd of November when he defeated world no.14 Ugo Humbert 6-2 6-2 in the final in Paris to win his 24th career title.
Presently, during this year the German has a composed 66-20 match record. Zverev clinched 3 titles in 2024 in Australia, Rome and Paris. Alexander was the finalist at the French Open and Hamburg.
Alexander Zverev will fight against the world no.28 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the Round Robin on Sunday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their head to head is 6-2 for Zverev.
The German conquered 3 titles in 2024 in Australia, Rome and Paris. Alexander got to the final at the French Open and in Hamburg (Hamburg Open).
Zverev won 24 titles in his career: 8 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts and 8 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alexander Zverev |
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