German tennis legend Boris Becker sees great potential in a partnership between Alexander Zverev and the Nadals and hopes to continue working together. "I think it's a good decision to approach Nadal.
Hopefully something comes out of it. But I believe it was the first right step," said Becker in Berlin during an event with one of his advertising partners. After his first-round elimination at Wimbledon, Zverev trained for ten days at Rafael Nadal’s tennis academy in Mallorca and received valuable advice from the former world number one and his uncle Toni. A few days ago, Zverev stated he was working to gain continued support from the two Spanish tennis insiders.
"We are talking about what a possible partnership could look like. I'm trying to convince him to spend more weeks with me, and we’ll see how it goes, but he’s a very busy man," said the world number three at the ATP tournament in Toronto about Toni Nadal.
The next Grand Slam tournament begins at the end of August At the Masters tournament in Canada, Zverev is the number one seed following withdrawals from top players Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. About a month before the US Open, Zverev aims to regain his confidence there.
After all, winning his first Grand Slam title remains the major goal of his career. "I think at this stage for me it’s all about winning and trying to make the most out of what I have and what I can become," said Zverev.
