{"id":2174283,"date":"2026-10-01T18:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2174283"},"modified":"2026-10-01T18:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:00:47","slug":"alexander-zverev-has-strong-opinion-on-playing-best-of-five-sets-at-grand-slams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2174283","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Zverev has strong opinion on playing best-of-five sets at Grand Slams"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Alexander Zverev has strong opinion on playing best-of-five sets at Grand Slams<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-3 gap-y-1 md:gap-x-4 flex-wrap items-center\">\n                        <span class=\"ps-authors flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-1.5 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src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Alexander-Zverev-2-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Zverev applauding the fans at the 2026 China Open.\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Alexander Zverev applauding the fans at the 2026 China Open.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Male players continue to rally against a potential changes to the best-of-five set format at Grand Slams.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Japan Open, Alcaraz urged Grand Slams to keep the traditional format.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would be killing the Grand Slam legacy,\u201d said Alcaraz about a potential change to the format. \u201cWe have been playing best-of-five matches at the Grand Slams from the very beginning, and I think that is what makes those tournaments different and special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, Zverev has become the latest top male player to defend the best-of-five format, when asked about the potential change while at the China Open.<\/p>\n<h2>More Alexander Zverev news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alexander-zverev-carlos-alcaraz-best-player-in-the-world\">Alexander Zverev responds to Carlos Alcaraz calling him the best player in the world<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alexander-zverev-can-become-world-number-one-jannik-sinner-withdrawal\">The earliest Alexander Zverev can become world number one after Jannik Sinner\u2019s latest withdrawal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think winning a Grand Slam is one of the hardest things in sport because we play five sets, otherwise we could just play Masters events and add four more Masters to the year. A Grand Slam is different because we play best-of-five. It\u2019s history,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Zverev<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s part of what we do, part of why we physically prepare. Also I don\u2019t agree with the whole debate that attention span and all that because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/australian-open7\">Australian Open<\/a> just had record numbers this year. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/us-open\">US Open<\/a> just had record numbers this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI kind of don\u2019t agree with it because I think the sport of tennis is growing. I don\u2019t know a single player who would like to play best-of-three sets. Yes, maybe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak<\/a> wants to play best-of-three because of course he\u2019s getting a bit older now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think if you would have asked him this 10 years ago or 15 years ago, for sure not. It\u2019s history. It\u2019s the toughest thing to win in our sport because we play best-of-five sets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s physically one of the most extreme things that you can go through. And no, I don\u2019t support it, just to clarify.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zverev played two five-set matches on his journey to the US Open title earlier this year. He needed a decider to defeat both Quentin Halys and Lorenzo Sonego in his opening round matches at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roland-garros\">Roland Garros<\/a> final, when Zverev was looking to win the first Grand Slam title of his career, he needed five sets to beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/flavio-cobolli\">Flavio Cobolli<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was even two sets to one down against Sonego, so would have exited at the very first hurdle if the format was shorter.\u00a0Who knows how many Grand Slam titles Zverev would currently hold if the major tournaments decided to scrap the best-of-five set format?<\/p>\n<p>One thing is certainly for sure: the male players on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ATP-Tour\">ATP Tour<\/a> are all pretty much in union that they went to keep playing the longer format at Grand Slams.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Zverev has strong opinion on playing best-of-five sets at Grand Slams Liam McMillen 01 Oct 2026 7:00 PM Alexander Zverev applauding the fans at the 2026 China Open. 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