By Richard Pagliaro | Saturday, November 15, 2025
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Alexander Zverev started the year hungry for an elusive run by advancing to the final of the Australian Open.
After his loss in the ATP Finals to Happy Auger-AlsoZverev said the 2025 season left a bad taste in his mouth.
Although he is currently world No. 3 in the live rankings and won his 24th title before adoring the home crowd in Munich, Zverev summed up his season as “very unsatisfactory”.
For me, a very unsatisfactory season,” said Zverev. “Tennis
the season is long, you have a lot of ups and downs. There wasn’t much of a lift for me. I think for me the final of the Australian Open, Munich as you mentioned. Anything else, I’m very unhappy.”
Although the former Olympic gold medalist reached the finals in Vienna and Stuttgart, he also suffered a loss in his Wimbledon opener to Arthur Rinderknech, bowed out to Novak Djokovic in the Roland Garros quarterfinals and was knocked out of the third round of the US Open by Auger-Aliassime.
Zverev confirmed he will represent Germany in next week’s Davis Cup final 8 and then aims to focus on getting fit and healthy ahead of the 2026 season.
“I mean, staying in shape is the number one priority for me because then I can build. It’s that simple,” Zverev said. “I feel like over the last month I was still building pretty well. I feel like my level has been
improving. Today was nowhere near what it was last month.
“But yeah, I mean, look, I’m going to play Davis Cup, then I’ll take some time off, then I’ll have some time to think about it. Right now it’s a disappointment with the loss. It’s not just a disappointment with the loss, it’s a disappointment with how I performed with my skills.”
