Alexander Zverev has been
Alexander Zverev has been one of tennis’s “star performers” in
the second half of the year, claiming gold at the Tokyo Olympics
and winning 31 of 35 matches, said Stuart Fraser in The Times[1]. And on Sunday, the
world No. 3 brought his season to a triumphant close by beating
world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev to win the ATP finals in
Turin.
Having lost to Medvedev in the tournament’s group stages, Zverev
turned the tables on the Russian when they met again in the final,
said BBC Sport[2]. Serving superbly, he
did not face a single break point in running out a comfortable 6-4,
6-4 winner.
The victory means that the 24-year-old German – who so far in
his career has never won a Grand Slam – will head to the Australian
Open early next year in a confident mood. And his prospects Down
Under could receive a further boost if Novak Djokovic (whom Zverev
beat in the semi-finals in Turin) decides not to take part, said
Mike Dickson in the Daily Mail[3]. The Melbourne
tournament recently confirmed that all players must be fully
vaccinated against Covid-19.
The world No. 1 has never revealed his vaccination status, but
is known to oppose jabs being made mandatory. When asked in Turin
about his prospects of playing, the 20-time Grand Slam
champion[4] told reporters: “We’ll
have to wait and see.”
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