Overview

• On the Becker Petkovic podcast, Boris Becker said Zverev is chasing his form and argued the player’s claims about slowed courts favoring Alcaraz and Sinner are factually incorrect.
• Becker urged Zverev to take responsibility for results and questioned the lack of fresh voices in his team, noting the same long-standing faces in his box.
• Zverev’s struggles include a Beijing quarterfinal loss to Daniil Medvedev, a defeat at the Laver Cup, and a third-round exit in Shanghai to Arthur Rinderknech.
• Despite the slide, Zverev has traveled to the lucrative Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, which offers no ranking points; Becker said such exhibitions bring money but not respect, and Zverev is slated to face Taylor Fritz there.
• Zverev has called his season terrible and cited lingering back issues and psychological strain, while he now must defend roughly 1,000 points in Paris to safeguard his standing before the ATP Finals in Turin.