Alexander Zverev sends warning message to rest of ATP Tour with big 2025 goal

Alexander Zverev recently sent a message for the rest of the ATP Tour as he revealed his big goal for the year 2025. The athlete concluded his 2024 season after competing at the ATP World Tour finals.

In his last tournament of the year, the German athlete reached the semifinals after defeating Andrey Rublev, Casper Rudd and Carlos Alcaraz. However, he failed to advance further as he was defeated by Taylor Fritz 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(3).

Ahead of this, he won the Paris Masters title, beating Ugo Humbert in the final 6-2, 6-2. This year, he also reached the finals of the German Open but was bested by Arthur Fils 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(1). He is currently gearing up to compete at the United Cup, which is scheduled to commence on December 27, 2024.

In the tournament press conference, Alexander Zverev opened up about his goal for the 2025 season. Issuing a warning to other players, he said:

"I mean, for me, look, I think in 2022 before I got injured, I was very close to world No. 1. I was one match away from being world No. 1. Then obviously the injury happened. Of course, I'm happy to be back in that position. I'm happy that I am competing for hopefully big events, competing for the best spots in our sport."

He added:

"For me to be here, it is satisfying, but I'm not satisfied yet, if that makes sense. I still want to achieve my goals. I still want to achieve my dreams. I felt like this year, yeah, I have been close on multiple occasions to maybe getting my first Grand Slam. Didn't quite get there. Of course, if I stay healthy and if I stay fit, that is the main goal. As you said, I'm the No. 2 player in the world. I'm behind Jannik right now. That is definitely a target."

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Alexander Zverev opened up about his loss at the ATP Finals

Alexander Zverev fell short of bagging the title at the ATP Finals after losing to Taylor Fritz in the summit clash. Following this loss, he made his feelings known about the loss in the press conference. He said:

"I think this one will hurt maybe a bit more because again, as I said, I thought I played at a decent level and I had more chances generally in the third set. I felt like statistically and shot-wise, my level maybe was even higher than his until the important moments. That's where I kind of blew it. This one will hurt more than the other few."

Alexander Zverev has won a total of 23 ATP titles during his career.