373 weeks in the top 10 and still zero Grand Slam: the Zverev paradox explodes before the world's eyes

Alexander Zverev has just made history… but not as he would have hoped.

le 28/11/2025 à 16h33

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Alexander Zverev is not a player like the others.

For eight years, his name has been almost continuously in the world top 10. 373 weeks at the elite level, of consistency… but also of a huge void: a Grand Slam title.

By surpassing Tomas Berdych in a ranking that no player wishes to lead, that of the number of weeks in the Top 10 without ever having won a major, Zverev inherits a paradoxical label: that of the complete but unfinished champion.

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This particular ranking, Zverev now dominates it by far:

- 1. Alexander Zverev: 373 weeks

- 2. Tomas Berdych: 372 weeks

- 3. David Ferrer: 358 weeks

- 4. Nikolay Davydenko: 268 weeks

- 5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: 260 weeks

A cruel picture… but not a sentence

But at 28 years old, Zverev is not a veteran. He is not a hopeful either. He is that strange man of modern tennis: the one who has everything, except the trophy that changes a life.

He is also the one who continues to believe, to want to improve. On the dawn of 2026 and with his three Grand Slam finals to his name, the German hopes to build on all he has experienced to reach the ultimate goal of his career.

Because tennis history includes players who reached the grail late. Wawrinka is the example (28 years old at the Australian Open in 2014).

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As we move to the end of this month and also closing out the year I am wishing all of those following me a Merry Christmas and a Happy/Healthy New Year.

Let's make that wish for all 2000 plus players hoping for 5 wins each day. Hoping ŵhen we open the results page to see all green, and no red. And especially NO CANCELED matches.

From me and my rotti JAZ, I bid you all good night, and see you in...

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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