Former World No. 3 Dominic Thiem of Austria collected his first tour-level win in 14 months on Tuesday in Bastad, Sweden. Back from a right wrist injury, Thiem battled for a 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 (5) victory over Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori in a first-round match at the Nordea Open. It was the 2020 U.S. Open champion’s…

PARIS—Rafael Nadal was locked in a tight, compelling, and lengthy French Open semifinal Friday when his opponent, third-seeded Alexander Zverev, ran to to chase a shot and twisted his right ankle. Zverev crumpled to the ground, wailing in agony and clutching at his lower leg. His black outfit, arms and legs caked with rust-colored clay,…

ACAPULCO, Mexico—Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Alexander Zverev was fined $40,000 by the men’s professional tennis tour and will forfeit more than $30,000 in prize money and all rankings points from the Mexican Open after hitting the chair umpire’s stand with his racket following a loss in doubles. In addition to those penalties, the ATP announced…

World number three Alexander Zverev was kicked out of the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco for “unsportsmanlike conduct” after smashing his racket repeatedly against the umpire’s chair following a double defeat. The German later apologised for his behaviour after he and Brazil’s Marcelo Melo lost 6-2 4-6 (10-6) to the British-Finn pair of Lloyd Glasspool…

MELBOURNE—Alexander Zverev believes there are probably more players at the Australian Open who have COVID-19 but they are not being tested, the third seed said on Wednesday. Frenchman Ugo Humbert said earlier on Wednesday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, a day after his first-round defeat by compatriot Richard Gasquet, forcing him to…

Alexander Zverev made a spirited defense of embattled world number one Novak Djokovic on Saturday (January 15), saying his legacy will not be tarnished by the visa saga which has rocked the tennis world ahead of the Australian Open. Djokovic arrived in Melbourne with a medical exemption from Australia’s requirement for visitors to be vaccinated…

TURIN, Italy—Germany’s Alexander Zverev capped a memorable year by sweeping aside Russian world number two and defending champion Daniil Medvedev 6–4 6–4 to win the ATP Finals on Sunday, claiming the title for the second time in his career. The 24-year-old Zverev, who did not face a single break point in the final, has now…

No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev picked up his fifth title of 2021 with a 7–5, 6–4 win over unseeded American Frances Tiafoe in Sunday’s final at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria. Zverev improved to 6–1 head-to-head against Tiafoe with the victory. The German has not lost a final this season. After a fairly…

NEW YORK—Alexander Zverev and Belinda Bencic want a trophy in their hands to go with the gold medals they had around their necks. The Tokyo Olympics tennis champions both moved into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open on Monday, getting a step closer to their first Grand Slam titles. Zverev beat Jannik Sinner 6-4, 6-4,…

TOKYO–World number five Alexander Zverev won the biggest title of his career when he crushed Russian Karen Khachanov 6–3 6–1 on Sunday to win the men’s singles tennis gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. The 24-year-old, who has yet to win a Grand Slam title, was in stunning form as he demolished Khachanov in 79…