For a title at a Grand Slam tournament, it has taken Alexander Zverev not enough. However, in one very specific statistic he is ahead of the two Grand Slam winners of 2024. However, this statistic can also be interpreted differently.
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last edited: 26.06.2024, 20:52
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Shortly before Wimbledon, the tennis tour is taking a breather. Especially at a time when the European Football Championship is dominating the sports headlines. So there is currently room for one or two statistics beyond tournament victories and world ranking positions.
What does this tell us about Alexander Zverev as number 1?
One statistic stands out in particular: no other player has beaten more winners at the Grand Slam tournaments in 2024 than Alexander Zverev.
Overall, the German has 584 winners from the first two Grand Slam events in Australia and France. He is followed by French Open winner Carlos Alcaraz in second place with 465 winning strokes and Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner in third place with 462 winners. Proof of Zverev’s aggressiveness and quality on the baseline? Yes, you could say that. There are undoubtedly not many players who can score from almost every point on the court – Zverev can.
However, the fact that Zverev has over 100 more winners is also proof that he has been on the court for much longer than his colleagues Sinner and Alcaraz. The two of them often had no chance of hitting as many winners as Zverev, as they finished much earlier than the German. And as winners, at that. So Zverev will probably take a quick look at these winner numbers and think: That’s nice, but I’d gladly give up first place here and swap it for a Grand Slam title.
The next exchange opportunity awaits Alexander Zverev next week in London.
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