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Zverev trains again at Nadal's academy

Andrés Tomás Rico - 21 Jul 2026
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Zverev trains again at Nadal's academy. Photo: Gettyimages

Alexander Zverev has only taken seven days off after his intense clay and grass court tour. The German won Roland Garros and made it to the final of Wimbledon, all in less than a month. After displaying excellent tennis in Paris and London, he is not keen on cooling off and staying idle for too long. Therefore, he has already started preparing for the upcoming North American hard court tour.

However, the new world number two has chosen the same training location as last year: the Rafa Nadal Academy. The Zverev who arrived in Mallorca last season is incomparable to the current one. Back then, he had been knocked out in the first round of Wimbledon and admitted to going through a tough mental health period. Today's Zverev arrives as a Grand Slam champion, feeling like he has conquered all his fears.

Zverev revealed the importance of Rafa Nadal and Toni Nadal in overcoming his worst tennis moment

In the video posted on the Rafa Nadal Academy's social media, we see the German training under the watchful eye of his father, but neither Rafa nor his uncle Toni are seen this time, unlike last year. In fact, Zverev confessed that his meetings with both men saved his career: "Last summer, I went to Mallorca to talk to Toni and Rafa Nadal, and they helped me tremendously. Rafa told me that he too had gone through a similar stage when he started losing many matches against Djokovic before finding a solution," he stated in an interview with RTL+.

Now he is already thinking about a hard court tour culminating at the US Open. The first stop will be the Masters 1000 in Canada, followed by the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, two tournaments he has already won. His next goal is to fight for his second Grand Slam in New York, where he came close to the title in 2020.
 

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