Zverev celebrates its birthday with a triumphal victory in Munich!

Zverev celebrates its birthday with a triumphal victory in Munich!

München, Deutschland - Today, on April 20, 2025, Alexander Zverev celebrated his 28th birthday with an impressive victory at the ATP tournament in Munich. After two months full of challenges and without any noteworthy success, the German successfully won the tournament and thus returns to second place in the world rankings. In an exciting final, Zverev won 6: 2, 6: 4.

In front of around 6,000 enthusiastic fans who sang a birthday serenade, Zverev showed a dominant performance on the square and made it clear that the early months of the year were behind him. At the award ceremony, he received the trophy from the hands of Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder. "It was one of the best weeks of my career," said Zverev after the victory, while proudly driving in traditional leather pants on the Center Court.

tournament victory and records

The triumph in Munich is Zverev's first tournament success in this calendar year and at the same time his third title in this prestigious event, which means that he equates the Philipp Kohlschreiber record champion. The victory not only brings him 500 world ranking points, but also a prize money of 467,485 euros and an electric car from BMW worth 146,736 euros. This marks an important turn in Zverev's season, which was previously shaped by a series of six tournaments without a semi -finals.

Zverev's impressive performance in the final is the highlight of his return. After going to the floor in the round of the last eight against Tallon Griekspoor, in which many saw this victory as a turning point for his season, he was able to prevail in the final encounter and made much less mistakes than his opponent, Shelton.

look into the future

For the coming weeks, Zverev plans to take part in the Masters tournaments in Madrid and Rome, followed by the French Open from May 25th. The player triumphed in Rome last year and shows great potential. In addition, the BMW Open will be classified as a 500 tournament this year, which attracted a total of 70,000 spectators. Tournament director Patrik Kühnen expressed optimistic about the event and announced that he wanted to build a fixed stadium with roof by 2027.

At the festive occasion, Zverev's girlfriend Sophia Thomalla and his father were also present, who shared the joy of victory and his birthday with him. The tournament victory in Munich could represent the turn for Zverev's season and give him new confidence before he is facing the next challenges on the ATP tour.

Overall, the day was a remarkable one, not only for Zverev, but also for the numerous fans who support him. It remains to be seen how Zverev will assert itself in the upcoming competitions.

For more details about Zverev's career and statistics, please visit wikipedia

For information about the victory in Munich and the celebrations, read the reporting of PNP and Sky Sport