Serve and volley is relevant again, and Mischa Zverev is a big reason why. Zverev shocked the tennis world at the Australian Open in January by defeating World No. 1 Andy Murray 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 in the Round of 16. The German served and volleyed 119 times against the Scot to single-handedly resurrect one of our sport’s most maligned strategies. The 29-year-old Zverev achieved a career-high Emirates ATP Ranking of No. 30 at the end of February, capping off one of the most inspiring comebacks from injury our sport has seen. An Infosys ATP Beyond The Numbers analysis of Zverev’s resurgence points back to the 2016 Asian Swing as the period when his game caught fire. Zverev had won...
It was double delight for Alexander Zverev on Sunday at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier. Hot on the heels of winning his second ATP World Tour singles crown, the 19-year-old German paired with older brother, Mischa Zverev, to win the doubles crown. The duo defeated second seeds Fabrice Martin and Daniel Nestor 6-4, 6-7(3), 10-7 in 86 minutes to lift the trophy at the ATP World Tour 250 tournament. It is the first ATP World Tour doubles crown for the Zverev brothers, who had finished runners-up in Munich in 2015 and in Montpellier last year. "It was an amazing week," said Mischa Zverev. "Congrats to my brother, winning singles and doubles for the first time. It's always special...
Four-time former champion Roger Federer set up a blockbuster semi-final at the Australian Open against 2014 titlist and fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka on Tuesday night. Federer, the No. 17 seed, ended the dream run of Andy Murray’s conqueror, Mischa Zverev, 6-1, 7-5, 6-2 at Melbourne Park for a place in his 41st Grand Slam championship semi-final (and his 13th at the Australian Open). “I'm pleased with the way I started the match,” said Federer. “Right away, again, I got off to a great start against him, as I did against him a few years ago. After that, naturally everything's easier. The second set was definitely a key to shut it down for him. It was good that I was able...
Will Stan The Man take the battle of big hitters against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga? Can Roger wind back the clock once more and play vintage Federer tennis against his old-school foe, Mischa Zverev, who will try to keep points as precise as possible? Tuesday's Australian Open quarter-final match-ups should feature two very different but equally as intriguing contests for fans. They'll also feature a bit of history. For only the second time in the Open Era, all eight Grand Slam quarter-finalists have lost two or more sets before their last-eight match-ups. The last time that happened was almost 45 years ago, at the 1972 US Open. No. 4 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) v No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) FedEx ATP Head2Head: Wawrinka...
World No. 50 Mischa Zverev takes on four-time former champion Roger Federer at the Australian Open on Tuesday for a place in the semi-finals. ATPWorldTour.com reveals 10 things you need to know about the German. 1) Is a 29-year-old left-hander who plays a serve and volley game - he came to net 118 times in his fourth-round Australian Open win over Andy Murray. 2) Two years ago, he was No. 1,067 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Next week, he is projected to surpass his career-high ranking of No. 45 on 8 June 2009. 3) He won through qualifying a record 10 times last year to make tour-level main draw events. 4) Earlier this month, he and...