{"id":2241246,"date":"2026-11-06T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T06:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2241246"},"modified":"2026-11-06T09:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T06:00:39","slug":"boris-becker-teases-coaching-return-but-explains-why-he-will-never-coach-alexander-zverev-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2241246","title":{"rendered":"Boris Becker teases coaching return but explains why he will never coach Alexander Zverev again"},"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\">Boris Becker teases coaching return but explains why he will never coach Alexander Zverev again<\/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 max-w-full gap-y-0.5 text-sm font-normal text-author\"><span class=\"ps-author-item whitespace-nowrap\"><a class=\"ps-author text-sm font-normal !text-author\" rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/liam-mcmillen\">Liam McMillen<\/a><\/span><\/span>                        <time class=\"flex-shrink-0 text-sm font-normal text-info\" datetime=\"06 Nov 2026 9:00 AM\" data-ps-date=\"06 Nov 2026 9:00 AM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1793955639\"><br \/>\n                            06 Nov 2026 9:00 AM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n<div class=\"gps-btn gps-btn-sm\">\n<div class=\"hidden dark:block\" data-theme=\"dark\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"dark:hidden\" data-theme=\"light\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <a 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data-title=\"Boris Becker teases coaching return but explains why he will never coach Alexander Zverev again\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alexander-Zverev-with-inset-of-Boris-Becker-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: Alexander Zverev with inset of Boris Becker\">                <\/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 with inset of Boris Becker                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Boris Becker and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Alexander Zverev<\/a> continue to go back-and-forth as their feud has continued throughout the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Just recently, Becker took exception with Zverev speaking in Russian to his team, which Zverev dismissed as nonsense after he exited the Paris Masters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on with him right now, but I get the feeling he has to comment on everything I do. If he feels he needs that, then let him,\u201d said Zverev in the German-speaking section of his Paris Masters press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Boris Becker has ruled out ever coaching Zverev again after their forays together between 2017 and 2021, when Zverev was a burgeoning talent on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n<h2>More Alexander Zverev news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/eight-atp-tour-players-top-10-alexander-zverev\">The eight ATP Tour players who have more top 10 wins this year than Alexander Zverev<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alexander-zverev-joins-carlos-alcaraz-unwanted-no-1-list-lorenzo-musetti-loss-paris-masters\">Alexander Zverev joins Carlos Alcaraz on unwanted No 1 list after Lorenzo Musetti loss at Paris Masters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Explaining his reasoning in an interview with <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/sport\/gespraech-mit-boris-becker-ueber-alexander-zverev-man-muss-diesen-jungen-leuten-auch-mal-sagen-was-sie-nicht-gern-hoeren-a-278243eb-56c0-4e79-ae2b-238d12acb3a3\" target=\"_blank\">Der Spiegel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Boris-Becker\">Becker<\/a> said: \u201cI have to be the boss in the ring. If a family member then has a different opinion, in a language I don\u2019t understand, in this case Russian, then it\u2019s unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in his box at many matches, I was on the practice court, and I actively supported him. We\u2019ve had our ups and downs. I\u2019m 30 years older than him, I have children his age. You have to tell these young people what they don\u2019t like to hear sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat might motivate them even more; they think, \u2018What\u2019s he talking about? I\u2019ll show that old guy.\u2019 That\u2019s okay. The main thing is that he wins. And he did this year.<\/p>\n<p>Becker has, however, confirmed that he has received several messages about potentially returning to tennis as a coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been several inquiries, of course I won\u2019t mention any names! Let\u2019s see what happens next year,\u201d said the German star who claimed multiple Grand Slams.<\/p>\n<p>Becker is the latest free agent coach who is potentially looking for a role in 2027. The likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ivan-ljubicic\">Ivan Ljubicic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/juan-carlos-ferrero\">Juan Carlos Ferrero<\/a> have re-joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ATP-Tour\">ATP Tour<\/a>, working with the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Felix-Auger-Aliassime\">Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ben-shelton\">Ben Shelton<\/a> respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Magnus-Norman\">Magnus Norman<\/a> has swapped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/stan-wawrinka\">Stan Wawrinka<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> after the former ended his career after over two decades in the sport.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/David-Ferrer\">David Ferrer<\/a>, who is set to step down as Spain\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/Davis-Cup\">Davis Cup<\/a> captain after the Finals at the end of the year, is another high-profile free agent coach heading into 2027.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-tipped-major-coaching-change-jannik-sinner-ben-shelton-shake-ups\">Ferrer has been tipped to join Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s coaching team<\/a> in an attempt to continue his rise up the rankings and challenge Sinner and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Zverev<\/a> at the top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/ATP-Tour\">ATP Tour<\/a> rankings.<\/p>\n<p>It could be a very interesting off-season, with many coaches seemingly looking for a new role in the sport.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boris Becker teases coaching return but explains why he will never coach Alexander Zverev again Liam McMillen 06 Nov 2026 9:00 AM Alexander Zverev with inset of Boris Becker Boris Becker and Alexander Zverev continue to go back-and-forth as their feud has continued throughout the 2026 season. 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