The best moments of Alexander Zverev from 2016

zverev thiem open nice 2016 — Zverev made the final at the Open Nice Cote d’Azur, losing out to Austria’s Dominic Thiem

2) Youngest Top-30 player since Rafael Nadal

zverev nadal — Nadal edged out Zverev at Indian Wells this year

Another jewel was added to Alexander Zverev’s seemingly burgeoning career in July when broke into the top-30 in ATP rankings. More importantly, he became the youngest player since Rafael Nadal in March 2005 to do so.

A career high 33 wins helped a long way while top-class performances in ATP tournaments also were a factor. Apart from the finals at Halle and Nice, Zverev also reached the semifinals at Montpellier, Munich and Washington.

His performance in Washington came in the following week after he rose to 27^th in the ranking. He was bested in the semifinal by Gael Monfils but it did the German’s reputation no harm.

Who Are Roger Federer's Kids? Know All About Federer's Twins

Edited by Staff Editor