After his comeback year, Alexander Zverev now wants to climb even higher in the world rankings. Boris Becker believes he has every chance of doing so. But Zverev would have to change one thing
Boris Becker believes that Olympic champion Alexander Zverev has excellent prospects for a successful tennis year in 2024. “The stars are aligned extremely well,” said the three-time Wimbledon winner on the Eurosport podcast “Das Gelbe vom Ball”.
As Zverev had not been very successful after his comeback at the beginning of this year following a serious foot injury, this means “that he can now make up an incredible amount of points in the first few months”, explained Becker: “He is now number seven, I can see him in the top five in June.”
However, the attack on the top places in the world rankings will not succeed on its own. Becker gave the German number one tennis player some advice: “I can only warmly recommend him to win more matches faster. Then the rest of the tournament will be much easier. “
Zverev has “the best odds when it comes to winning a match in the third or fifth set. The only problem is: if you can win in two, why do you do it in three?” Becker said: “That means you’re tired the next day and you’ve been on court an hour or two longer than your next opponent. “
