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Germany’s Alexander Zverev plays a forehand return to Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac during their men’s singles match on day 4 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on May 27, 2026. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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World No. 3 Alexander Zverev raised some eyebrows in the tennis world recently when he compared himself to 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic <\/a>and seven-time winner Carlos Alcaraz.<\/a><\/p>\n After losing to world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the Madrid final earlier this month, Zverev said he was in the same category as those two.<\/p>\n \u201cWell\u2026 I think there\u2019s a big gap between Sinner and everybody else right now,\u201d the German said. “It’s quite simple. I think there’s a big gap between Sinner and everybody else. <\/p>\n “And I think there’s a big gap between Alcaraz, myself, maybe Novak, and everybody else. I think there’s two gaps right now. It’s difficult to say that there’s not a gap between Sinner and everybody else if he hasn’t lost a match in how many Masters events? Since Shanghai. He hasn’t lost a match in almost 9 months. I think you have to admit that there’s a gap between him and everybody else.\u201d<\/p>\n Zverev has yet to win a major and is 0-3 in major finals, while Djokovic has 24, Alcaraz seven and Sinner four.<\/p>\n