Ten years of honing a single sword! Alexander Zverev Jr. advances with a flawless victory, achieving the feat of reaching the quarterfinals in all Masters tournaments.

Early this morning, German player Alexander Zverev Jr. swept past French player Fils to advance to the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells tournament. With this win, Zverev Jr. accomplished the remarkable achievement of reaching the quarterfinals in every Masters event. From 2017 to now, it took him nearly a full decade to achieve this record. So, when and at which Masters tournaments has Zverev Jr. at least reached the quarterfinals? Today, let this article take you through it.

In early May 2017, having already won two tour titles that year, he surged ahead at the Rome Masters, securing a six-match winning streak and capturing his first career Masters championship. This also marked the first Masters title won by a player born in the 1990s. After this Masters victory, Zverev Jr. did not rest on his laurels. In early August, with a first-round bye, he won five consecutive matches at the Rogers Cup to claim his second career Masters title. By winning these two Masters titles, Zverev Jr. took the first step toward achieving quarterfinal appearances in all Masters events.

In mid-March 2018, having already reached the Top 3 rankings, he advanced to the final of the Miami Masters. Unfortunately, despite taking the lead initially, Zverev Jr. was reversed by American player John Isner and had to settle for runner-up. Learning from this setback, he later reached the quarterfinals at the Monte Carlo Masters and won his third career Masters title at the Madrid Masters. Although he failed to defend his title at the Rome Masters, reaching the final was still an acceptable outcome.

Moreover, Zverev Jr. also reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open that year. In early October, he advanced to the quarterfinals at the Shanghai Masters. Thus, in just two years, Zverev Jr. had already reached at least the quarterfinals in six Masters tournaments. It seemed that reaching the Masters quarterfinals was not too difficult.

In 2019, despite winning only one tour title that season, Zverev Jr. still reached the final of the Shanghai Masters, achieving a new career breakthrough; in 2020, amid the pandemic and the suspension of many tennis events, he advanced to the final of the Paris Masters.

In 2021, after winning the Madrid Masters title after a two-year gap, Zverev Jr. even clinched the championship at the Tokyo Olympics. In mid-August, as the tournament's third seed, he won consecutive matches at the Cincinnati Masters against South African player Lloyd Harris and Argentine player Guido Pella, both of whom had reached Grand Slam quarterfinals, to advance to the quarterfinals.

Prior to this, he had never achieved consecutive wins in this tournament. Subsequently, Zverev Jr. continued his strong run, defeating Norwegian player Casper Ruud, Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Russian player Andrey Rublev to win his fifth career Masters title, also his first Cincinnati Masters championship.

In each subsequent year, Zverev Jr. maintained a solid record of at least reaching one Masters quarterfinal. In 2024, he won the Paris Masters title. Now, after a comprehensive victory over French player Fils, Zverev Jr. has completed the achievement of reaching the quarterfinals in all Masters tournaments. Moreover, he is only two tournaments away from reaching the finals in all Masters events. So, when will Zverev Jr. accomplish this feat? Let us wait and see. That concludes today's tennis story; we'll continue tomorrow.Source: Tennis Home, Author: Yixin居士