Alexander Zverev : ce qu'il faut savoir
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Alexander Zverev has followed Jannik Sinner into the Madrid Open quarter-finals, battling past Jakub Mensik on Tuesday night to secure his place in the last eight. Alexander Zverev s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Mexico ce jeudi.
Les faits
- Alexander Zverev has followed Jannik Sinner into the Madrid Open quarter-finals, battling past Jakub Mensik on Tuesday night to secure his place in the last eight.
- Alexander Zverev set for rematch with Flavio Cobolli in Madrid quarter-finals.
- The last time Alexander Zverev and Flavio Cobolli met on the ATP Tour, it was the Italian who came out on top.
- Zverev, ranked third in the world, overcame the former Miami Open champion 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 at the Caja Magica.
- According to OptaAce, Zverev and Sinner are the first duo to reach the quarter-finals of each of the season’s opening four ATP Masters 1000 tournaments since Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal back in 2011.
L'essentiel
Dans le détail, Alexander Zverev set for rematch with Flavio Cobolli in Madrid quarter-finals.
Sur le fond, the last time Alexander Zverev and Flavio Cobolli met on the ATP Tour, it was the Italian who came out on top.
Concrètement, Zverev, ranked third in the world, overcame the former Miami Open champion 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 at the Caja Magica.
Au-delà de ce constat, According to OptaAce, Zverev and Sinner are the first duo to reach the quarter-finals of each of the season’s opening four ATP Masters 1000 tournaments since Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal back in 2011.
Reste à préciser que Cobolli beat the world number three 6-3, 6-3 in the semi-finals of the Munich Open earlier this month, picking up his first win over Zverev after losing their previous two meetings.
Les chiffres
À noter par ailleurs : At just 24 years old, the Italian is already a four-time Grand Slam champion, but it’s not just at the majors where he’s found success.
Plus précisément, a statistic shared by OptaAce shortly after Sinner’s win over Rafael Jodar highlights just how strong his start to the 2026 season has been, drawing comparisons to two of the game’s all-time greats.
Dans la foulée, Until now, only those two had ever made it to the semi-finals of the first four Masters 1000 events in a single year.
À ce stade, Federer did it in 2006, while Nadal pulled it off twice, in both 2010 and 2011.
Ce qui se dit
“Yeah for sure one of my best matches I’ve ever [played] against one of my biggest friends on Tour,” Cobolli said. “He inspires me and he’s a really good guy, his team have helped me a lot during the season.
Le contexte
Reste à préciser que Jannik Sinner has become accustomed to making history.
À noter par ailleurs : In his short time on the ATP Tour, he’s already broken more records than most players do in an entire career, and yet he still has plenty ahead of him.
Plus précisément, He commended the 19-year-old for pushing him “to the limit” and wished him well for the rest of the season.
Dans la foulée, Zverev and Sinner join rare company with consistent start to season.
À ce stade, their quarter-final matchup at this year’s Madrid Open will be another chance for Zverev to respond after that loss in Munich.
Recherches associées
Plusieurs requêtes connexes accompagnent ce sujet : Zverev tient sa revanche et une nouvelle demi-finale • Masters 1000 de Madrid : la surprise Alexander Blockx élimine le tenant du titre Casper Ruud et va défier Alexander Zverev • Résultat : Flavio Cobolli - Alexander Zverev, ATP 1000, Madrid, Quarts de finale, Jeudi 30 avril 2026 • ATP - Madrid > Benoît Maylin : "Si Alexander Zverev n'arrive pas à gagner de titre du Grand Chelem d'ici la fin de sa carrière, il fera des cauchemars toute sa vie de cette finale de l'US Open 2020" • ATP Madrid : Alexander Zverev élimine Flavio Cobolli et rejoint Alexander Blockx en demi-finale • Madrid: Zverev file en demie.
À retenir
- The last time Alexander Zverev and Flavio Cobolli met on the ATP Tour, it was the Italian who came out on top.
- A statistic shared by OptaAce shortly after Sinner’s win over Rafael Jodar highlights just how strong his start to the 2026 season has been, drawing comparisons to two of the game’s all-time greats.
- Their quarter-final matchup at this year’s Madrid Open will be another chance for Zverev to respond after that loss in Munich.
- Recherches qui explosent : Zverev tient sa revanche et une nouvelle demi-finale, Masters 1000 de Madrid : la surprise Alexander Blockx élimine le tenant du titre Casper Ruud et va défier Alexander Zverev, Résultat : Flavio Cobolli - Alexander Zverev, ATP 1000, Madrid, Quarts de finale, Jeudi 30 avril 2026, ATP - Madrid > Benoît Maylin : "Si Alexander Zverev n'arrive pas à gagner de titre du Grand Chelem d'ici la fin de sa carrière, il fera des cauchemars toute sa vie de cette finale de l'US Open 2020".
