Alexander Zverev change his guard, from Roger Federer to Novak Djokovic?

OPINION21-year-old Alexander Zverev won the coveted ATP title in London at the end of the season by the top eight tennis players in the world.

The young player arrived by beating Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, respectively nos. 1 and 3, en route to his first major title.

Zverev, a thin 1.98m with hair in battle, chains mafia-like (how does he play?) And an unbalanced smile has finally reached maturity.

He did not go further than the slam quarterfinals, but could that be the beginning of something big?

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The result in the final was a surprise. He had lost to Djokovic in the first leg in the round robin and his opponent had not seen his service broken until the end of the match.

Until the final, Djokovic seemed to be unbeatable, a baseline brick wall detecting openings and generally closing points with ease.

Incredibly, Zverev dominated the Serb over the baseline, matching him to his patience, recovering him and beating him in the power zone.

The German is 10 years younger than Djokovic, a life in tennis, and it shows. Grueling fights, after which he seemed fresh and indifferent, casually strolling about the ground, while his adversary was breathing hard, squatting on the ground to catch his breath.

Djokovic played for time, bouncing the ball before his serve even more than usual – I averaged 11 rebounds, often reaching the 15-point mark.

This must make his opponents crazy. He averaged 28 seconds between points but received no warning; there seems to be little consistency among the arbitrators in this regard.

And Federer also begins to appear fragile, often inconsistent and grouchy.

Nadal, Federer and Djokovic are all in their thirties; it was not so long ago, an age when players had already hung up their rackets.

Of course, these top three, who have won the last eight Grand Slam titles, are still very popular, but it seems that young players finally breathe in the neck, eager to take over.

Stefanos Tsitsipas, a 20-year-old Greek, won the title of Next Gen in Milan in November.

The Next Gen is an excellent innovation, a tournament to test new ideas. the shot clock, shortened sets, no service leaves, and, best of all in my opinion, towel rack. This could prevent players from taking towels after each point, most of the time without need, and shouting at the ballboys frequently to fetch these sweaty towels (would you like to manipulate someone's moist towel?). other?)

At 23, Nick Krygios, a brilliant but inconsistent and sullen Australian, might have missed the boat unless he managed to defend himself, which seems unlikely.

This seems to be the new era of Zverev, but also of Dominic Thiem, with Tsitsipas, Alex de Minaur, Hyeon Chung and other heels.

It is time and exciting for the future of the sport.

Meanwhile, it would be good to see Roger Federer triple figures in career titles. He is currently 99 years old. It seems unlikely that he will retire before reaching the magic number and give way to young people.