Zverev will be the sixth tennis player in history to be number 1 in both junior and professional categories
The German will dominate tennis in the junior era and with his impending rise to number 1, he becomes one of the 6 tennis players of all time who were number 1 in both circuits.
Alexander Zverev is guaranteed to be number 1 in the world before the season ends, thus achieving one of the great dreams he has had since he was a child and putting the finishing touch on a memorable tennis career. It all started in his junior years, where he already dominated the circuit and showed clear signs of his potential, something that only five other men had accomplished before.
There are many reasons why posterity will remember Alexander Zverev as a historical tennis player who enhanced this sport and was able to find his glory moments amidst two of the best generations of all time. Living and competing against the Big 3, Murray, Wawrinka, Del Potro, Medvedev, and later the duopoly of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, has strengthened a Sascha who is now reaping the definitive fruits of the effort invested at the age of 29.
Olympic champion, winner at the ATP Finals, with two Grand Slam tournaments to his name and about to rise as number 1 in the world, no one can doubt the greatness of Alexander Zverev, who will soon become one of the most veteran players to reach the top of the ATP ranking, but he will also become the sixth player in history to be number 1 as a professional after having achieved it in the junior category.
It is common to emphasize how challenging it is to transfer good results from the junior stage to professionalism. Many bright prospects have faltered when making the leap to the ATP circuit. It is enough to point out the small number of players who have reached the top of the rankings in both categories, as well as the names of all of them.
Zverev joins a very select historical list of number 1s in both professional and junior
They achieved it Ivan Lendl, Stefan Edberg, Marcelo Ríos, Roger Federer, and Andy Roddick, and now we see Alexander Zverev joining this elite club. All of them won at least one Grand Slam in the junior category, with the German achieving this at the 2014 Australian Open, after already showcasing his potential in 2013 by reaching the semifinals of the US Open at just 16 years old.
If Zverev becomes number 1 in the world, he will enter a nice little group. The German would become the 6th male player in history to achieve both junior number one and ATP number one. Only Lendl, Edberg, Ríos, Federer, and Roddick have done it. https://t.co/0PWvt0af0n
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Given data like this, it is intriguing how Ríos was unable to win a Grand Slam, considering the impressive talent he had and his technical and physical abilities rarely seen. The Chilean met expectations by winning several important titles and reaching number 1, but retiring without a Grand Slam title is a shock when reviewing history.
There is no doubt about the merit and deserving nature of Alexander Zverev adding his name to lists of this historical level. With years still ahead in his professional career, it would not be surprising if he continued to achieve memorable records that enhance his stature as a tennis player to be remembered for all time.
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