Alexander Zverev reached the semifinals at the Paris Masters 1000 last week, putting in some good performances despite the surface being very slow and winning a very tough battle against Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals (in which he also canceled two match points to the Russian player in the third set).
The German ace hoped to finally beat Jannik Sinner in the semifinals and take revenge after the Vienna ATP 500 final (which had been very balanced), but he had no strength after the clash the previous day and collected only one game at the 'Dfense Arena'.
Everyone immediately understood that Sascha was not able to move as usual and express his best tennis, but he did not want to give up and remained on the court until the end. During his press conference, the champion from Hamburg confided that his ankle had swollen considerably at the end of his match against Medvedev, adding that he would immediately consult the doctor who operated on him in 2022.
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Zverev's curse continues
The former world number 2 does not have much time to recover in view of the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, which will take place at the Inalpi Arena from 9 to 16 November. The particularly fast court of the Finals should help the game of Sascha, who triumphed in this event both in 2018 (at the O2 Arena in London) and in 2021 (in Turin).
Meanwhile, the German star has just started his 370th week in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings, becoming the first player to reach this milestone without ever having won a Grand Slam title. It is no secret that this curse has been haunting Alexander for several years and not even 2025 has allowed him to dispel the taboo. In this particular ranking, Zverev has surpassed two great players such as Tomas Berdych and David Ferrer.
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