Alexander Zverev disappointed a lot in February, not achieving brilliant results in any of the tournaments he played. After reaching the final at the 2025 Australian Open in which he was destroyed by current world number 1 Jannik Sinner the German ace did not react as he should have and showed his usual flaws.
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Sinner's suspension should have been a further motivation for Sascha, who had the chance to get closer to the Italian ace in the ATP ranking or become the new world number 1 with extraordinary results.
The premature eliminations in the last three tournaments now make it almost impossible for him to reach this goal.
The champion from Hamburg played the tournaments in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro on red clay, never being able to find the right sensations and being eliminated in the quarterfinals in both events. His run in Argentina stopped against Francisco Cerundolo, who had already beaten him in Madrid last year, while in Brazil he suffered a truly shocking defeat against Francisco Comesana.
The 2025 AO finalist had hoped for a much better result at the Acapulco ATP 500, but his hopes were dashed against 19-year-old American Learner Tien who had already defeated Daniil Medvedev in Melbourne.
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Zverev is in trouble
The world number 2 will have to recharge his batteries in a short time and be ready for the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami, where he will not be able to afford further drops. The feeling is that the loss in the final at the AO remained in the mind of Sascha, who was really convinced that he could lift the first Major of his career.
Through his official X profile, top analyst Gill Gross highlighted the causes of the German ace's recent losses.
I'm not surprised Zverev struggled on this Golden Swing. And I don't know if it's 1) Australian Open Hangover 2) Low Motivation February 3) Pressure From No. 1 Ranking Opportunity But the fact that I could come up with three possible theories is exactly the point he wrote.
