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Alexander Zverev is a Russian-German professional tennis player who lives in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Here are 13 more things about him:
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- He was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany
- His Russian parents Alexander Mikhailovich Zverev Sr. and Irina Zvereva both competed as professional tennis players for the Soviet Union.
- His nickname is Sascha.
- He speaks German, Russian and English.
- Aside from tennis, he also plays basketball and golf.
- He is 10 years younger than his brother Mischa Zverev, who is also a professional tennis player.
- He is 6’6″ tall.
- In 2000, he started playing tennis and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
- In 2002, he started to play tennis at least half an hour a day.
- In 2011, he played his first junior match at a grade 4 tournament in Poland and entered his first event on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior circuit.
- In 2013, he turned pro.
- In January 2014, he won the 2014 Australian Open boys’ singles.
- In September 2016, he won the 2016 St. Petersburg Open singles, which was his first ATP title.
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TIMELINE
2018
- In June 2018, he finished in the quarterfinals of the 2018 French Open men’s singles after losing to Dominic Thiem.
2019
- In June 2019, he finished in the quarterfinals of the 2019 French Open men’s singles after losing to Novak Djokovic.
2020
- In January 2020, he finished in the semifinals of the 2020 Australian Open men’s singles after losing to Thiem again.
- In September 2020, he finished in the semifinal of the 2020 U.S. Open men’s singles after losing to Pablo Carreño Busta.
- In October 2020, Racquet magazine published an article by Ben Rothenberg, in which his ex-girlfriend Olga Sharypova accused him of physically and emotionally abusing her over the course of their relationship.
2021
- In February 2021, he finished in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Australian Open men’s singles after losing to Djokovic again.
- In March 2021, his former girlfriend Brenda Patea gave birth to their daughter.
- In June 2021, he finished in the quarterfinals of the 2021 French Open men’s singles after losing to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.
- On August 1, 2021, representing Germany, he won gold in men’s singles in tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
- On August 25, 2021, Slate magazine published an article by Rothenberg about Sharypova’s allegations against him.
- In September 2021, he finished in the quarterfinals of the 2021 U.S. Open men’s singles after losing to Lloyd Harris.
- In October 2021, it was reported that he was dating German actress Sophia Thomalla and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) announced an investigation into Sharypova’s allegations against him.
2022
- In June 2022, he finished in the semifinals of the 2022 French Open men’s singles after losing to Rafael Nadal.
2023
- In January 2023, the ATP announced that he would not be punished due to insufficient evidence to substantiate Sharypova’s allegations against him.
- On April 20, 2023, he turned 26.
- In June 2023, he finished in the semifinals of the 2023 French Open men’s singles after losing to Casper Ruud.
- In July 2023, he was issued with a penalty order over alleged bodily harm against Patea.
- In September 2023, she finished in the quarterfinals of the 2023 U.S. Open men’s singles after losing to Carlos Alcaraz.
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