Becker on Zverev: "You get the impression that he hasn't developed further"
Boris Becker sees Olympic champion Alexander Zverev in a critical career phase. "Tennis changes every 18 months, which means that you always have to improve accordingly," said Becker in the Eurosport podcast 'Das Gelbe vom Ball': "You get the impression that he hasn't developed and that the opponents have know exactly how to play against Sascha 2023. That's a problem!"
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Zverev, who has slipped to 22nd place in the world rankings, must therefore "look in the rear-view mirror and unfortunately he will be overtaken a bit by the younger ones," said Becker: "They will play for Grand Slams in the future. That's the problem. You have a career Time window in which you have to win the first Grand Slams, because the competition doesn't sleep." With Zverev, who is opening at the Masters in Rome this week, it has not been enough for a big coup with a major "for various reasons".
Becker also encouraged the 26-year-old, who suffered the worst injury of his career last year. "The most important thing is that the foot holds and that he can complete his tournament plan as he planned," said the six-time Grand Slam winner: "He knows what to do to play better and tournaments again to win. He didn't forget it overnight." But Zverev has to "tweak every screw" to regain the successes of earlier days.