Alexander and Mischa Zverev are great tennis players with a fantastic bond. The German brothers have been traveling for more than a decade together to play various tournaments around the world, and the results are definitely coming.
Sascha has just won a sensational ATP1000 title in Rome after he defeated Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the final. This performance allowed the 20-year-old to get in the top10 and he is becoming one of the favorites to win the upcoming Roland Garros.
My brother the key to my success. ZVEREV
During one of the many interviews that Sascha has done in the last few days, the German explained why his brother Mischa played a great part in his career.
“We’re very competitive together. Everything we do has to be some kind of competition,” commented the youngster,
“my success has a lot to do with Mischa. He was the one who always used to practice with me when I was little, when I was a junior.
I think he’s seen me do well and he’s seen me playing on the professional tour, and he got really motivated. I think he thought: ‘I want to play a few more years with my brother, travel with him and play in the same tournaments as him.’
Also, since I started playing well we’ve had a lot of very long and very intensive practice sessions, which I think helped his game and mine.”
