Men's Tennis: 5 Key takeaways from the 2018 ATP Finals

#4 Alexander Zverev has come of age

Alexander Zverev with the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals trophy

Alexander 'Sascha' Zverev at the age of 21 years and 6 months became the youngest winner of the ATP finals since Novak Djokovic in 2008. Zverev collected a cool $2,509,000 (£1,950,000) prize money for winning the title. It was the biggest win of his career.

Zverev, the only player in the Men's Tour apart from the Big-4 with 3 or more ATP Masters 1000 title, showed remarkable composure to beat Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the span of two days. Prior to this, no man had beaten Federer and Djokovic back-to-back in this event.

Zverev who has struggled in Grand Slams with his best performance being a quarter-final appearance at Roland Garros earlier this year will see his confidence levels rise going into the 2019 tennis season. Zverev is the torchbearer of the 'Next Gen' of tennis players looking to break the stranglehold of the established pecking order.