Zverev and a worrying curse against top-5 ATP ranking rivals

Diego Jiménez Rubio - 28 Mar 2026

Alexander Zverev, negative streak. Photo: gettyimages.

There's no way. Alexander Zverev is hitting a wall repeatedly against the unbeatable barrier posed by the world's best. The German is on a worrying streak of defeats against opponents ranked in the ATP top 5, excluding his performance in the ATP Finals, where he managed to beat Shelton in 2025 and Alcaraz in 2024. Excluding those matches, in regular tournaments throughout the calendar, Sascha has suffered 12 consecutive losses against players within the top five in the world. He is only surpassed by Ferrer, who once reached 15 in a row.

12 - Excluding the ATP Finals, Alexander Zverev has lost a 12th consecutive match against fellow ATP top five opponents - since the rankings were first published in 1973, only David Ferrer (15) has more consecutive such losses. Ceiling.#MiamiOpen | @MiamiOpen @atptour

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