Chris Eubanks on what fans often misunderstand about Alexander Zverev

Chris Eubanks has spoken out in support of Alexander Zverev after hearing what some tennis fans have been saying about him.

Zverev, despite a lengthy and successful career, is still missing one major achievement from his list – a Grand Slam title.

He’s reached three finals and was just one set away from winning it all on two of those occasions. Still, the title remains out of reach.

Zverev has been working on making changes to his game in hopes of finally breaking through.

Chris Eubanks backs Zverev and Medvedev against criticism

Appearing on the Best of Three podcast, Eubanks was asked to address a common misconception he often hears from fans, and he brought up two examples, starting with Zverev.

Eubanks explained: “I think there was a lot of conversation about Zverev last year, and they were talking about, people on social media saying, he needs to play more aggressive, he needs to be closer to the baseline.

“And it’s like, you think it’s that easy, like, you think it’s that simple? Put a guy that tall, with that long of levers, with that big of a backswing on his forehand if you put him two feet behind the baseline. He’s not gonna have time for his arms to extend. He’s going to be picking balls up from his shoe tops. He’s going to be popping balls up in the middle of the court.”

He continued: “Whereas he likes to play further back so that he can have time to produce his shots and then slowly work his way back up.”

Eubanks also took a moment to praise Medvedev in another clip from the same podcast episode.

Zverev open about his plans to evolve playing style

While it’s easy for fans to oversimplify things, Zverev himself has spoken openly about wanting to play a more aggressive brand of tennis. For him, the focus now is entirely on winning that first Grand Slam title, and against players like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, consistency alone won’t be enough.

He does need to up his aggression, even if that is the most basic outlook on his game.

“I’m still trying to win matches here, so sometimes I will go back to my old self. But I think in important moments like today in the tiebreak, I won the tiebreak myself. I won the tiebreak by playing aggressive tennis, and that’s something to look forward to and to be excited about.”

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