Alexander Zverev has now won his last 25 matches in a row against left-handers

It was a double milestone kind of day for Alexander Zverev in Vienna on Monday, as he opened his campaign at the ATP 500 event with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Austria’s Joel Schwaerzler.

First of all, Zverev’s win over the 18-year-old lefty—who reached No. 1 in the juniors this year—was his 60th win of the year.

It’s the second time in his career that he’s hit 60 wins in a year, having finished the 2018 season with exactly 60 wins.

He’s also just the second man to hit 60 wins this year.

MOST WINS THIS YEAR (men, tour-level):
65: Jannik Sinner [65-6]
60: Alexander Zverev [60-19]
51: Carlos Alcaraz [51-10]
49: Taylor Fritz [49-20]
49: Casper Ruud [49-20]

Second of all, and perhaps even more impressively, Zverev has now won his last 25 matches in a row against left-handers.

The world No. 3 hasn’t lost to a lefty in 625 days, since falling to Switzerland’s Marc-Andrea Huesler, 6-2, 7-6 (4), in Davis Cup play on Saturday, February 4th, 2023. Since then he’s a flawless 25-0 against left-handers, and 57-10 in sets.

ZVEREV’S 25-MATCH WINNING STREAK VS LEFTIES:
d. Molcan in ’23 Roland Garros 2nd Rd, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
d. Shapovalov in ’23 Halle 2nd Rd, 6-2, 6-4
d. Brouwer in ’23 Wimbledon 1st Rd, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6
d. Molcan in ’23 Bastad 1st Rd, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
d. Monteiro in ’23 Bastad 2nd Rd, 6-1, 6-0
d. Molcan in ’23 Hamburg 1st Rd, 6-0, 6-3
d. Marterer in ’23 Hamburg 2nd Rd, 6-3, 7-5
d. Nishioka in ’23 Cincinnati 2nd Rd, 7-5, 6-4
d. Mannarino in ’23 Cincinnati QFs, 6-2, 6-3
d. Norrie in ’23 Vienna 2nd Rd, 6-2, 6-4
d. Humbert in ’23 Paris 2nd Rd, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6
d. Mannarino in ’24 United Cup RR, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
d. Koepfer in ’24 Australian Open 1st Rd, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3
d. Norrie in ’24 Australian Open 4th Rd, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6
d. Nishioka in ’24 Los Cabos 2nd Rd, 6-3, 6-0
d. Rodionov in ’24 Munich 2nd Rd, 7-6, 6-2
d. Shapovalov in ’24 Madrid 3rd Rd, 6-4, 7-5
d. Tabilo in ’24 Rome SFs, 1-6, 7-6, 6-2
d. Nadal in ’24 Roland Garros 1st Rd, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3
d. Norrie in ’24 Wimbledon 3rd Rd, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6
d. Gaston in ’24 Hamburg 2nd Rd, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
d. Shelton in ’24 Cincinnati QFs, 3-6, 7-6, 7-5
d. Marterer in ’24 US Open 1st Rd, 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
d. Bellucci in ’24 Shanghai 2nd Rd, 6-4, 6-2
d. Schwaerzler in ’24 Vienna 1st Rd, 6-2, 6-2

The earliest Zverev could play another lefty would be in the semifinals of Vienna this Saturday, against Cam Norrie—should both players make it to that round, of course.

Up next for the German will be the winner of Tuesday’s all-American clash between Marcos Giron and Alex Michelsen.