Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime fell 6-4, 7-6 (5) to American Taylor Fritz on Saturday in semifinal action at the Stuttgart Open.

Zverev praised Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, acknowledging the level of tennis they provided in the title clash on Court Philippe-Chatrier. World no. 3 understands the young guns are ahead of him, and he wants to catch up.

With Roland Garros in the rearview, top players on the ATP Tour are shifting their focus to the grass-court season as they prepare for Wimbledon. Alexander Zverev kicked off his campaign at the BOSS Open in Stuttgart on Thursday with a win over Corentin Moutet.

German top seed Alexander Zverev beat Frenchman Corentin Moutet 6-2 7-6(7) on Thursday to reach the Stuttgart Open quarter-finals, staying on course in his Wimbledon tune-up after a quarter-final run at Roland Garros.

At the BOSS OPEN, the German enjoys an enthusiastic fan welcome while responding to a legend in a firm but respectful manner.

Zverev responded to criticism ahead of the ATP 250 event in Stuttgart. World no. 3 defended his performance and reminded everyone he faced legendary Novak Djokovic and not some random player ranked 250th! why did this point kinda summed up both djokovic and zverev slam careers 😭 pic.twitter.com/r01vfAYUF7