Michael Kohlmann: Alexander Zverev and Boris Becker? "Could work very well"
Davis Cup captain Michael Kohlmann (45) sees much potential in a possible cooperation between Germany's top player Alexander Zverev and icon Boris Becker.
by SID
last edit: Dec 05, 2019, 08:09 pm
"If the two of them are convinced that, I believe that it could work very well," said Kohlmann on Thursday in Hamburg. Most recently, Becker had not ruled out a future involvement in the coaching team of Germany's top players.
At the new ATP Cup, a week-long nations competition in Australia from 3 to 12 January, Becker will head the German team at the request of Zverev. "It's actually a good time for both of them to spend matches together, to be very close and to test it out," said Kohlmann.
He himself hopes for Zverev Davis Cup appearances next year. "I believe that Sascha had a general goal and still has to win the Davis Cup," he said.
Zverev had renounced after the significant changes in the traditional competition this year to participate in the final tournament in Madrid, the German team reached the quarter-finals. "He has seen for himself that we are definitely somewhere in the favorite circle to settle if we come up with the best team," said Kohlmann.