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Federer Advises Zverev After Slam Disappointment

Alexander Zverev has proven his talent, soaring into the Top 5 of the ATP Rankings with five ATP World Tour titles last year, but once again fell short at a Grand Slam. After a tough five-set loss to Hyeon Chung on Saturday, the World No. 4, still waiting to reach his first quarter-final at a major, received some valuable advice from 19-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer. Remembering his own struggles early in his career, Federer reflected that it is not always easy to progress to the latter stages of a major for the first time. The Swiss did not advance past the quarter-finals at that level before breaking through and winning his first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2003....

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Ferrero Focused On Zverev’s Long-Term Growth

Alexander Zverev's 2017 season was the definition of an eruption. The 20-year-old talent went from a very respectable 24th in the ATP Rankings at the start of the year to fourth at the end of it, finishing behind only Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Nitto ATP Finals champion Grigor Dimitrov. Coach Juan Carlos Ferrero knows what it takes to expand on that, to get to the top, and to win a Grand Slam. The 2003 Roland Garros champion and former World No.1 is keen on keeping Zverev on track and not skipping steps in the young player's growth process. "Sascha's goal is to keep growing and, in order to grow, [he] needs to keep playing matches and experiencing things --...

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Highlights Zverev Ousts Fellow German To Advance 2018 Australian Open

Watch highlights of Alexander Zverev's four-set triumph over compatriot Peter Gojowczyk at the 2018 Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com. Highlights not available in Aus., NZ or Canada and only available in Europe and USA 24 hours after completion of the match. Photo: Peter Staples/ATP World Tour.

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Read & Watch: Zverev Wins All-German Clash, Now For Chung

Alexander Zverev recovered from a mid-match lapse to book his place in the Australian Open third round for the second successive year. The fourth seed knocked out fellow German Peter Gojowczyk, currently No. 62 in the ATP Rankings, 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 with on-court temperatures at 40°C (104 °F). "I think I played a pretty good match," said Zverev. "I think the first two sets were very, very good. In the third set I played maybe a little bit shorter, maybe a little bit more passive. I don't think I played a very good set. I just feel like Peter played an amazing 25 minutes of tennis, then the set was gone. I felt like if I continued playing the...

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