Zverev on Alcaraz and Sinner: "I want to join their group".

Alexander Zverev has had a flawless Masters tournament so far. Having beaten Rublev and Ruud without dropping a set, the German will now attempt to secure his place in the semi-finals against Carlos Alcaraz this Friday.

Before meeting up with his French Open tormentor, the world number 3 was in the press conference. Asked about his new habit since Bercy of training after his matches, Zverev declared: "This time, we only worked on the return. Casper (Ruud) served very well, but I think I could have returned better.

But it's not always about the match I've just played or the one I'm going to play later. It's mainly about preparing for next season. I want to develop my game and become competitive against Jannik and Carlos, who are the benchmarks at the moment.

They're the ones winning the Grand Slams. I want to be part of their group.