Alexander Zverev

– was a former Junior World No. 1 and achieved a career-high of World No. 3 at the age of 20 in 2017, thus becoming the youngest Top-3 player since Djokovic, at the same age in 2007

– won ATP Tour with 6 titles in 2021 and distinguished himself amongst all players born in the 1990s, with 19 career titles, beating No. 1 Djokovic

– conquered 2018 and 2021 Nitto ATP Finals titles, as well as 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medal in 2021

– reached his first Grand Slam final at the 2020 US Open, with his first semi-final comeback against Carreno Busta starting 2 sets down, before eventually being defeated by Thiem in a thrilling final

– dominated Djokovic and Federer in 2017 in Rome and Montreal, respectively, conquering the first 2 of his 5 ATP Masters 1000 titles when he was just 20

– became the third player, together with Murray and Thiem, who defeated the ‘Big Three’ players: Djokovic on hard (3 times), Federer on grass (2016 Hall semi-finals) and Nadal on clay (2021 Madrid quarter-finals).