In half a year, Alexander Zverev should become the 15th player since 1973 with 400 weeks in the top-10. World no. 3 is spending his 374th week in the elite group after yet another solid season.
The German cracked the top-10 in May 2017 following his first Masters 1000 crown in Rome. Almost nine years later, the Hamburg native remains among the world's best player, with only Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in front of him.
However, the 28-year-old is not happy with his 2025 campaign. Alexander claimed only one title and lost another Major final at the Australian Open. Thus, he remains one of the most notable players in tennis history without a Major crown.
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In addition, Zverev now owns a record he would prefer to leave untouched or change in the future. The German celebrated his 370th top-10 week a month ago, passing Tomas Berdych's 369.
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Thus, Alexander became the player with the most top-10 weeks without a Major title by his name! Behind them, David Ferrer, Nikolay Davydenko and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga complete the top of that undesired list.
Zverev will become the only player from that group with 400 top-10 weeks, and it will take some beating to pass him in the future. The 28-year-old could have easily stayed away from this list.
He served for the title against his great friend Dominic Thiem at the 2020 US Open. However, he lost the ground in the pivotal moment and experienced a heartbreaking loss.
Last year, Alexander fell to Carlos Alcaraz in the Roland Garros title match. The German led two sets to one before fading from the court, taking only three games in sets four and five and collecting another runner-up prize.
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This January, Zverev lost the Australian Open final to Sinner. The German struggled on the return and dropped the pivotal points against the defending champion to extend his Major misery.
Alexander left 2025 frustrated. He struggled against fellow top-10 rivals and delivered four wins in 15 matches. While worldno. 3 marches toward 400 top-10 weeks, the lingering question remains whether the Major he has chased for so long will finally arrive.
At 28, and with super-strong players at the top, the clock runs out for one of tennis' most persistent contenders.
