Alexander Zverev Joins Roger Federer in Calling Out Tournament Bias Toward Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

What’s the common thing that ties all of the last eight Grand Slams? All of them had a Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner final! Yes, the mind-boggling statistic is enough to highlight how the Italian and the Spaniard have definitively established themselves as the most scintillating rivals of tennis in the modern era. However, many veterans and icons of the sport seem to believe that it isn’t blind luck that continues to pit Sinner and Alcaraz every time.

Just a few days ago, Roger Federer spoke his mind about how the homogeneous court conditions have taken away the unprecedented nature that used to be the cornerstone of tennis. “That’s why we, the tournament directors, we need to fix it. We need to have not only fast courts, but what we would want to see is Alcaraz or Sinner figure it out on lightning fast, and then have the same match on super slow and see how that matches up,” the Swiss legend called for a change in how the tournaments are set up. And it seems like Alexander Zverev feels the same way about the whole debate.

After defeating Valentine Royer in the Round of 64 at the Shanghai Masters, the German star talked about his thoughts on the tournament organizers’ bias toward Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. In an X post by Christian’s Court from October 3, Zverev’s comments were shared. “I hate when [court speeds are] the same. And I know that the tournament directors are going towards that direction because obviously they want Jannik and Carlos to do well every tournament,” Zverev said about the slower court speeds that have become the norm today.