Overview

• Zverev beat defending champion Alexei Popyrin 6-7(8), 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the Canadian Masters semi-finals
• He holds the ATP world No. 3 ranking and is, alongside Novak Djokovic, the only active player to reach at least 75 ATP semi-finals
• He has abstained from breaking rackets for three and a half years, a shift he credits to Roger Federer’s own evolution toward composure
• Since becoming a father to daughter Mayla in 2021, Zverev says parental responsibility has driven his newfound emotional control
• Through the Alexander Zverev Foundation, he advocates for children living with chronic illnesses, drawing on his public experience with type 1 diabetes