“I Was the First Person To Beat Him”: Alexander Zverev Confident on Beating Novak Djokovic at US Open 2021

German tennis player Alexander Zverev has been in the headlines off late for winning the Gold medal in Tokyo. During the event, he managed to beat World No. 1 Novak Djokovic. To beat the Serb was something difficult to do this season. 

Reflecting on beating Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev took privilege in revealing that he was the only man who managed to beat the Serbian ace this season. At the same time, the German maintains that Djokovic is the favorite to win the final Grand Slam of the season, the US Open.

The 24-year-old spoke on this and stated, “The same level because if a guy wins three Majors in the same year and then is at the US Open, you have to give him the favorite card. Because if not now, then when? He’s won, three Majors. To be honest, I think was the first person to beat him on a hard court or grass court this season, and I was also the first person to beat him at a very, very big event this year.”

Alexander Zverev had his best run at Roland Garros 

Reflecting on Zverev’s performances this season, he made it to the quarterfinal before going down to the eventual winner, Novak Djokovic. After that, at the French Open, he played a brilliant tournament until he came across Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinal. 

At the Wimbledon Championships, he performed below his usual standards and lost in the fourth round. Following that, he achieved the greatest milestone of his career by winning the Gold medal and knocking the World No. 1 Serbian star who has been phenomenal this season. 

At the moment, Alexander is competing at the US Open. We wish him the very best for the upcoming matches and for the rest of the season. 

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