Alexander Zverev with the French Open trophy in JuneImage source, Getty Images
Image caption,

Alexander Zverev spent 13 years waiting to win a Grand Slam title - then won two in three months

ByRussell FullerTennis correspondent
  • Published1 hour ago

Before this year, Alexander Zverev was, for many, the best male player never to have won a Grand Slam.

He will end 2026 as a two-time major champion and deserved world number one.

The 29-year-old has become the oldest man in more than 50 years to become world number one for the first time, with victories at the French Open and US Open providing the springboard.