Alexander Zverev might be forgiven for wanting to see the back of 2025 from a professional point of view.
Zverev was praised by Jannik Sinner after losing to him in the final of the Australian Open in January, but from there, it’s pretty much gone downhill.
Zverev hasn’t got to a final since then in either a Grand Slam or an ATP 1000 event and was beaten in round one and round three at Wimbledon and the US Open, respectively.
Right now, Zverev is trying to finish his season with a flourish to salvage some sort of pride in his campaign.
Boris Becker has criticised Zverev recently, and there is a sense that a lot of people have a bit of a bone to pick with the German player at the moment.
Zverev bemoaned tournament directors for making courts slower to suit Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner over in Asia, with his comments proving very confusing indeed.
Now, he’s made two more rather baffling decisions as the ATP Finals come onto the horizon.
Alexander Zverev has just made two very confusing decisions to end 2025
Zverev has bemoaned his fitness levels since arriving in Vienna and conceded before his first match that he didn’t know if he was even going to play on the morning of his first match against Jacob Fearnley.
After being put through the mill by the Great British star, he then suggested that the last year has been physically difficult for Zverev.
The ATP Tour has come under fire for the way it schedules certain tournaments, but something doesn’t add up with Zverev’s comments.
Despite bemoaning his fitness levels, he chose to play in the doubles in Vienna, partnering Marcelo Melo and although they lost that decision wasn’t made by a man who has been struggling with his fitness, surely?
Furthermore, Zverev has chosen to extend his year by playing in the Davis Cup.
Jannik Sinner has been criticised for withdrawing from the competition, having helped Italy win the tournament twice previously.
However, he’s opted to make the brave call and prioritise his own schedule and with Zverev bemoaning his physical levels, something just doesn’t add up.
Zverev was a little damned if he did and damned if he didn’t with the Davis Cup, but if he’s really struggling physically, the correct call was surely to rest.
Zverev isn’t doing his chances of starting 2026 any good
Zverev knows he can perform at the Australian Open, and having reached the final this year, he knows he can compete at the Grand Slam.
With that in mind, it’s mindblowing that he’s chosen to play in the Davis Cup, and that decision could prove a pretty foolish one.
Although he’s managed to do enough to protect a top-three position this year, the same might not be said for next year if he continues his alarming run of form.
Zverev has done a lot of talking in recent months, and not all of it has been positive.
These two decisions that he’s just made are nonsensical, and now he perhaps needs to start taking more of a look at the top two players in world tennis when it comes to planning his schedule accordingly.
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