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Alexander Zverev is a German professional tennis player, born on 20 April 1997 in Hamburg. The son of a tennis-coaching family of Russian origin, he rose to the very top of the men’s game as one of the sport’s biggest servers and most powerful baseliners, standing 1.98 m tall.

For years Zverev carried the label of the best player without a major, runner-up at the 2020 US Open and the 2024 French Open, an Olympic singles gold medallist in 2021, yet without a Grand Slam. That changed at the 2026 French Open, where he finally lifted his maiden major and cemented his place as world No. 3.

Zverev’s 2026 season has become his finest. After Roland-Garros, he carried that momentum to Wimbledon 2026, where he went all the way to the final, surpassing his previous best of the fourth round at the All England Club. In the final, he fell to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner (Italy), who clinched his fifth Grand Slam title. Runner-up at Wimbledon was nonetheless a historic result for Zverev, completing his evolution from perennial nearly-man to a two-Slam-final contender in the same season.

He now arrives at the 2026 Cincinnati Open (Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, Ohio, Aug 13-23) as the top seed, with both Sinner and Alcaraz withdrawn. He has already beaten Cameron Norrie 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and Terence Atmane 7-6(4), 7-6(6) to advance to the Round of 16. Cincinnati is the last Masters tune-up before the US Open (Aug 30 – Sep 13), where Zverev is among the leading contenders on a surface that suits his powerful baseline game. Sources: ATP Tour, Olympics.com, atptour.com.