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Alexander Zverev did not play his match against Kazakhstan, valid for the quarterfinals of the 2025 United Cup. The mixed team tennis competition, reserved for national teams, did not see the world number 2 take to the field in Perth (Australia) shortly before the match against Alexander Shevchenko.
The reason is an injury to his right arm. The official account of the organization reported the news that the German was forced to withdraw due to a biceps strain. It remains to be seen whether this is a merely precautionary withdrawal, ahead of the Australian Open (12-26 January), or whether there is something serious.
The fact is that Sascha finds himself losing points in the world rankings against Jannik Sinner. Why is this? Zverev, in fact, had a 335-point deadline compared to the last edition of the United Cup played, won by the Teutonic clan. Let's remember that in this competition the value of each victory is given by the combination of two factors:
1. the ranking of the defeated opponent;
2. the phase of the event in which the match was played.
Doing the math, right now, the German had only put together 55 points with his first two victories and therefore for what happened he lost 280 points in the ranking compared to Sinner who had no "bill" to pay at this point in the season. Therefore, as things stand, the advantage margin of the Alto Adige (world no. 1) has risen to 4195 points over the German (11830 vs 7635).
@GloW
The reason is an injury to his right arm. The official account of the organization reported the news that the German was forced to withdraw due to a biceps strain. It remains to be seen whether this is a merely precautionary withdrawal, ahead of the Australian Open (12-26 January), or whether there is something serious.
The fact is that Sascha finds himself losing points in the world rankings against Jannik Sinner. Why is this? Zverev, in fact, had a 335-point deadline compared to the last edition of the United Cup played, won by the Teutonic clan. Let's remember that in this competition the value of each victory is given by the combination of two factors:
1. the ranking of the defeated opponent;
2. the phase of the event in which the match was played.
Doing the math, right now, the German had only put together 55 points with his first two victories and therefore for what happened he lost 280 points in the ranking compared to Sinner who had no "bill" to pay at this point in the season. Therefore, as things stand, the advantage margin of the Alto Adige (world no. 1) has risen to 4195 points over the German (11830 vs 7635).
@GloW