{"id":263772,"date":"2025-11-15T05:43:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T05:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/263772\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T05:43:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T05:43:11","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-discovers-who-he-will-play-in-atp-finals-as-alexander-zverev-gets-blunt-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/263772\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz discovers who he will play in ATP Finals as Alexander Zverev gets blunt advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alexander Zverev\u2019s<\/a> strange 2025 season came to a predictably disappointing end as he crashed out of the ATP Finals after a strange performance against the in-form Felix Auger-Aliassime.<\/p>\n

In a winner-takes-all clash to decide who would play Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> in Saturday\u2019s semi-finals, Auger-Aliassime didn\u2019t need to be at his best to overcome a misfiring Zverev as he recorded a 6-4, 7-6(4) victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a high-value tournament for players,\u201d said Auger-Aliassime. \u201cIt\u2019s like a grand finale and when you have a look at the list of champions, there have been many No 1s. You want to be in the final but I\u2019ll have to go through a great player to do that. I will take my chance if I have it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great first set. He was getting a few chances but I came up with big serves to save them. The first set was very solid and the start of the second set was, too. I had a lot of chances.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen that happens you need to focus on the present but you\u2019re aware of missed opportunities, so the match got a little tense from that moment. But I was able to hold serve and in the tie-break it was tight till the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Zverev was constantly communicating with his coaching box throughout the match as he again failed to make the most of his chances and played cautious tennis when he had a chance to press his opponent.<\/p>\n

This has been a recurring theme for Zverev all season and former British No 1 Tim Henman admitted Auger-Aliassime didn\u2019t need to be at his best to set up the semi-final against Alcaraz.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou feel for Zverev. I think he\u2019s had 11 break point chances in his last two matches and he hasn\u2019t broken serve,\u201d Henman told Sky Sports Tennis, after the channel\u2019s lead commentator Jonathan Overend suggested the German\u2019s performance was \u2018very odd\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was creating some opportunities, but just couldn\u2019t find a way through and it\u2019s amazing to think 12 months ago when we were watching Zverev and I was the one who said I thought he could win a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen he got to the final at the Australian Open and now I see a performance like that and he looks lost. I don\u2019t see a plan out there. His serving is phenomenal and it is keeping him in these matches, but from the back of the court, his forehand is looking vulnerable, he\u2019s very reactive, he retreats.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is missing by a large margin and for someone who is a very, very good player, I just look at his game and I\u2019m surprised that he\u2019s playing a match like this. He has the experience, he has been there for a long time and I feel he needs to go away and reinvent himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got to really look at his game, break down his game and use his weapons more effectively. His serve is very good, but he has to work out how to make it work.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s sitting back hoping his opponents will make mistakes and at this level, you won\u2019t get away with that. He\u2019s a very, very good player. He\u2019s No 3 in the world, but I don\u2019t feel like his game is trending in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Henman went on to suggest the German should consider shaking up his camp and adding new voices to his team, as he offered this pointed advice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what input his father and his brother is, but it needs fresh impetus,\u201d he added. \u201cThis is a sad way for Zverev to finish the year. He\u2019s finished as No 3, he\u2019s been in a Slam final, but this could be the catalyst for him to go away and say this is not how I want to play tennis and turn it around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zverev\u2019s misery was contrasted by Auger-Aliassime\u2019s joy and he will look to confirm he is an indoor tennis master by upsetting Alcaraz in Saturday\u2019s semi-finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alexander Zverev\u2019s strange 2025 season came to a predictably disappointing end as he crashed out of the ATP…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[101,118,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-263772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}