Speaking of the German giant Zverev Jr. in men's tennis, fans are all familiar with it and talk about it. Because Zverev Jr. was talented and made a name for himself very early; Because Zverev Jr. has a short temper on the field, negative news outside the field is frequent; Because Zverev Jr. has won a lot of big and small championships, but he lacks a Grand Slam championship trophy!

Now that the 2025 Australian Open is in full swing, it is time for Zverev Jr., who has become famous at a young age, to become late.

Born in April 1997, Zverev Jr., who is 1.98 meters tall, became a junior world No. 1 in 2013 and won the Australian Open junior title in 2014. In the 2017 season, Zverev, who had just turned 20 years old, shone and became famous at a young age. First defeated Serbian king Djokovic in the final of the Rome Masters, won the first Masters championship of a post-90s player, and then defeated Swiss king Federer in the final of the Rogers Cup Masters in Canada, and finally ranked fourth in the world at the end of the year, once ranked third in the world.

In the 2018 season, Zverev Jr. won the Madrid Masters, and defeated Federer and Djokovic in the final semifinals and finals of the ATP London Finals to win the first year-end finals championship of post-95 players, and continued to maintain the fourth place in the world ranking at the end of the year.

Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic all spoke highly of Zverev Jr., a young junior, and agreed that the future is bright and limitless. It's a pity that Zverev Jr. is not good at managing his emotions on the field, and he has constant disputes with several girlfriends and escalating conflicts, which greatly affects Zverev Jr.'s performance and makes it difficult to create a bigger breakthrough. In the 2020 US Open final, Zvi Jr. won two sets first and then suddenly dropped the chain, lost three sets in a row, and handed over the first Grand Slam championship of the post-90s players to Austrian star Thiem, which also became the eternal pain of Zverev's career!

In the 2021 season, Zverev Jr. learned from the pain, concentrated on the game, and ushered in a new explosion in his career. He won the Madrid and Cincinnati Masters championships, and defeated Djokovic in the semi-finals and Khachanov in the final of the Tokyo Olympics to win a valuable Olympic singles gold medal. In the final ATP London year-end finals, Zverev Jr. defeated Djokovic in the semifinals and Medvedev in the final, winning the second year-end finals championship of his career and ranking third in the world at the end of the year.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long! In the semifinals of the 2022 French Open, Zverev accidentally tore the ligament in his right foot and was forced to retire. Although he reached a career-high No. 2 in the world rankings on June 13, Zverev Jr. announced a break due to injury, ending the 2022 season early and ending the year at No. 12 in the world.

In the 2023 season, Zverev Jr. returned from injury and gradually recovered his form, reaching the semifinals of the French Open again, winning the ATP 500 Hamburg and 250 Chengdu titles, ranking seventh in the world at the end of the year, and returning to the ranks of top players.

Heading into the 2024 season, Zverev Jr. has gone one step further. At the beginning of the year, he led Germany to the United Cup, then reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open, won the Rome Masters, and reached the final of a Grand Slam for the second time at the French Open. Unfortunately, Zverev Jr. once again missed out on the lead, being defeated by Spanish all-round fighter Alcaraz and finishing second in a Grand Slam for the second time in his career. After winning the Paris Masters, Zverev Jr. went on to reach the semi-finals of the ATP Turin Finals, where he was ranked second in the world at the end of the year, setting a new career high in the year-end world rankings.

However, it is such a German giant with excellent physical condition and high tennis talent, so far in his career, he has repeatedly won the year-end finals championship, the Masters championship, the Olympic gold medal, etc., but the Grand Slam championship has always been close to Zverev Jr. and cannot be achieved. In the 2025 Australian Open, Zverev, who is about to turn 28 and reach the semifinals for two consecutive years after winning five consecutive victories, ushered in a rare opportunity.

However, in order to win the 2025 Australian Open, Zverev Jr. must climb the last two mountains! Tomorrow's 2025 Australian Open semi-finals will be dominated by Serbian champion Novak Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam champion, a ten-time Australian Open champion and the only remaining Serbian champion of the Big Three. In the final final, the high mountain that prevented Zverev Jr.'s dream of a Grand Slam title from coming true should be the defending champion who has already won two Grand Slam championships, an outstanding representative of the post-00 players, the current world No. 1, and the Italian hero Sinner.

Zverev Jr., face the opportunity and move forward!

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Colorful Bean Powder)