There's something about Alexander Zverev and Italians. The German fell in the round of 16 of the ATP Rome 2026 to Luciano Darderi (1-6, 7-6(11), 6-0), confirming a very striking negative streak. Zverev's last six defeats in Hamburg have been against Italians. Jannik Sinner has been his executioner in Indian Wells, Miami, Monte Carlo, and Madrid, while Flavio Cobolli did it in Munich, and now it was Darderi's turn. Italy is not Zverev's friend.
just realized Zverev’s last six losses all came against Italians 😭
— Christian's Court (@christianscourt) May 12, 2026
IW/Miami/Monte Carlo SF - Sinner 🇮🇹
Munich SF - Cobolli 🇮🇹
Madrid F - Sinner 🇮🇹
Rome 4R - Darderi 🇮🇹
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