Zverev speaks for Sinner, Alcaraz and Djokovic: “It’s very simple, that we are here for two weeks, not seven”

The German Alexander Zverev He is one of the players who attends the most events during the season, although he has warned that over time he will increase his efforts, choosing important objectives. This season he took a decisive step in his career by winning his first Grand Slam, Roland Garros, a result that was followed by the Wimbledon final.

At 29 years old, he has broken the most complicated barrier. He has won 44 games, a section that he leads along with the Italian Jannik Sinner, which boasts a world number one that once again appears on the Teuton’s agenda. They have suffered 12 defeats, to only 3 for the transalpine.

Sascha Zverev was the only one of the magnificent four of current tennis who decided to attend the ATP Masters 1000 in Canada, which once again suffered a notable carousel of losses.

Jannik Sinner, champion of 2023, he retired due to discomfort in his right knee and Carlos Alcaraz, unprecedented in this event since 2022, he has not competed since April after overcoming a delicate wrist injury.

For one reason or another, heavyweights tend to leave Canada aside. Zverev was there, but incidentally, he fell at the first time. Yes, he expects more from the Masters 1000 ATP in Cincinnati, where the Serbian Novak Djokovic reappears, whose last meeting dates back to Wimbledon and who sees the US Open approaching, starting on August 30.

Zverev He publicly explained the reason for so many absences in Canada and the recurring absences due to physical problems of the stars. He pointed to the two-week duration of the Masters 1000, a measure adopted by seven of nine tournaments in this category since 2025. “All of this is caused by two-week tournaments, especially if there is a Grand Slam afterwards. If you play everything and you are a top tennis player, you spend seven weeks in North America. It is a long time, which is why many top players have not played in Canada in recent years. Unfortunately, that is the sad reality.”

And he gives the solution, which “is very simple. Make us stay here for two weeks, not seven. In two weeks the two Masters (like in the past). It will solve the problem of the best playing.” It is a debate that they also put on the table Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcarazalso opting for fewer days of play and fewer events labeled mandatory, whose non-presence does not imply punishment of points and money.