Boris Becker knows exactly what to work on with Alexander Zverev should he become his coach.
The 58-year-old was a legendary tennis player who became the youngest Wimbledon champion at the age of 17 in 1985.
Since retirement, Becker has transitioned into coaching and used his vast wealth of knowledge in the game with the current generation.
He has previously coached the likes of Novak Djokovic and Holger Rune, and Becker could do the same with Alexander Zverev after recently saying he would be keen to have the tennis icon in his corner.
What did Boris Becker notice about Alexander Zverev’s game?
Boris Becker has been a keen watcher of Zverev’s progress. The 27-year-old is arguably the best male player to come from Germany since Becker himself, and is currently the ATP Tour’s World number two.
He has yet to taste victory at Grand Slams however, and this is the primary goal for Zverev in 2025. But back in 2023, Becker shared what he thinks are the issues with Zverev and why he is still searching for a major honour.
“Sascha has to look in the rear-view mirror and he is, unfortunately, being a bit overtaken by the younger players. We have talked a lot about Alcaraz, but I also mention Sinner, Rune and Fritz,” Becker told Eurosport in May 2023.
“You have a window in your career in which you have to win the first Grand Slams because the competition never sleeps. With Sascha, that didn’t happen for various reasons.
“He now has to look at why the new generation of players mentioned is so good, what they do better and what is different. Do I have to change or adapt my game?
“Let’s take the pressure that Sascha develops with his strokes, especially over the backhand and on serve. So, suddenly you have four others who also play with a lot of pressure from the baseline, but they are five years younger.
“In addition, they haven’t had any negative experiences yet, and they come to the tournaments as fresh as a daisy. They know they haven’t even played here yet or they were in the qualifying last year. So it can only go up, which means less pressure.”
Does Alexander Zverev want Boris Becker to coach him?
Zverev is currently coached by his father Alexander Zverev Sr and his team also includes physio Hugo Gravil.
Becker could be the man to help guide Zverev to Grand Slam glory, having done so with Djokovic. Zverev is open to the idea of being coached by the former World number one, but he has just one query.
“I love Boris and I also believe that he has an incredible knowledge of tennis,” the Tokyo Olympic champion told Tennis Magazin.
“But I don’t know how he feels about travelling. That’s the only question mark for him. As soon as he has solved and clarified that, we can talk about it.
“We are always in contact with him and often talk to each other. Now for Australia, it will stay as it is and then I will see.”
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