Zverev eclipses Alcaraz and Sinner with stunning decade-first feat at Indian Wells

Alexander Zverev is through to the fourth round of the Indian Wells Open after a hard-fought win over Brandon Nakashima.

Zverev edged the opening set in a tiebreak, but Nakashima responded by taking the second and pushing the match to a decider.

The German, who holds the fourth seed at this year’s tournament, pulled away in the third set to seal his place in the last 16, where he will face Frances Tiafoe.

Tiafoe has not beaten Zverev since their first meeting back in 2017, with Zverev holding an 8-1 lead in their head-to-head record.

And following his latest win over Nakashima, the 28-year-old has added another milestone to his growing list of achievements.

Alexander Zverev first to 100 ATP Masters wins this decade

Per Opta Ace, the world No. 4 has become the first player to reach 100 match wins at ATP Masters 1000 tournaments since the start of 2020.

In doing so, Zverev reached that century before Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic or Jannik Sinner could get there.

Since the beginning of the decade, the German star has captured four ATP Masters titles from six finals appearances.

After losing in the Paris Masters final in late 2020, he went on to win both the Madrid Open and Cincinnati Open in 2021.

Zverev only reached one Masters final during 2022 and 2023, but he rebounded to claim two titles at that elite level in 2024.

Alexander Zverev’s ATP Masters 1000 campaigns

Although he did not lift an ATP Masters 1000 trophy in 2025, Zverev still put together a few deep runs later in the season.

After a series of early exits during the first half of the year, Zverev made it to the semifinals at the Canadian Open before being stopped by Karen Khachanov.

He followed that up with another semifinal appearance in Cincinnati, this time falling to Alcaraz in straight sets.

Zverev’s final four appearance at a Masters event came at the Paris Masters, where he was handed a heavy 6-0, 6-1 defeat by Sinner.

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