Australian Open 2022: Alexander Zverev top favorite when Novak Djokovic is out? Boris Becker: “Would be too easy”

There is also Daniil Medvedev, who traveled to Melbourne as number two in the world. “For me he is almost on the same level as Djokovic because he has already won a Grand Slam, the US Open 2020 – and defeated Djokovic in the final.”

Zverev has not yet had such success in a major, but he “in fact has a great chance of winning his first Grand Slam title,” says Becker. The 24-year-old also has the opportunity to become world number one in Melbourne.

A success that was not necessarily foreseeable “five years ago”, as the 54-year-old states. “Let’s be honest: His great talent was well known, but he still had a few weaknesses.” In the meantime, however, he has eliminated these weaknesses.

One thing is clear to Becker anyway: “I would really like him to triumph in Melbourne.”