Start in Acapulco and Stockholm: Alexander Zverev's 2021 tournament schedule is slowly taking shape
As announced on social media, Alexander Zverev will compete in both Acapulco and Stockholm in the coming season.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Oct 22, 2020, 07:05 pm
After the cancellation of this year's edition due to COVID-19, the Stockholm Open were already looking for well-known players for the starting field for the coming years. And on this search we found what we were looking for. As the organizers announced on Instagram, you could use the services of number seven in the current ATP charts. secure the services of Alexander Zverev.
Accordingly, the German will serve in Sweden in both 2021 and 2022. "Stockholm has a glorious history in tennis, some of the greatest tennis players of all time are from Sweden. I played in Stockholm as a young professional on the tour in 2015 and 2016, but now with more experience and I go as one of the top seeded players into the race and hope that I can take home the title, "said Zverev.
Shapovalov triumphed last year
Zverev is the first player to be announced for the line-up next year. "We are very happy that Alexander Zverev is coming to the Stockholm Open," said the organizers in a statement. The ATP 250 event in Sweden traditionally takes place in mid-October, last year Denis Shapovalov snatched the title in Stockholm, and in 2018 Stefanos Tsitsipas triumphed.
In addition, Zverev will also start in Acapulco, Mexico, in the next season. Already this season, the native of Hamburg played at the ATP 500 event, which was later to mark the German's last ATP tournament before the tour was interrupted due to COVID-19. In Acapulco, Zverev failed surprisingly early on the American Tommy Paul.
"We are very happy to see you again," wrote the organizers of the "Abierto Mexicano" on social media. In this year's edition of the hard court tournament, Rafael Nadal grabbed the title. Next year, the Acapulco ATP 500 event will take place from February 22nd to 27th.