The international press comments on the victory of Alexander Zverev at the ATP Finals.

ENGLAND

The Telegraph: "Zverev, the mushroom-headed German beanstalk, has been the leading performer on the ATP Tour for a number of years, with the exception of the Grand Slams, and the victory in the final against Djokovic was easily his best hour."

The Independent: "Zverev defeated Djokovic with his own weapons by wearing down his adversary with the relentless persistence of his ball-punch - the German delivered superbly, showed the will to attack the net and beat his balls with conviction and precision."

The Sun: "Zverev had the London crowd, including David Beckham and son Romeo, on his side, celebrating by kissing a dog sitting in his mother's pocket."

BBC: "Zverev has long been hailed as the young player most likely to take the scepter in men's tennis when people like Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray retire, with his hefty serve, crashing Landfalls and improved play on the net shows the 1.98-meter-tall German all facets to rise to the very top. "

FRANCE

L'Equipe: "Alexander the Great, Zverev has created a sensation by easily mastering the world's number one, and the 21-year-old German has everything to become very high and very fast."

ITALY

Gazzetta dello Sport: "Djokovic has to bow to the new tennis phenomenon Zverev, a new star is shining in London, the future of tennis has begun, Zverev has used the great advice of great master Ivan Lendl and won helped to master two crucial matches in a row. "

Corriere dello Sport: "Master Zverev humiliates Djokovic and wins 23 years after Boris Becker, with the young German of Russian descent begins the revolution in tennis, Zverev creates a transparent and well-deserved victory, which gives him a Christmas present of 2.5 million dollars."

La Repubblica: "The beauty of youth: Zverev ushers in a new era in tennis, with favorite Djokovic sinking in front of the 21-year-old German, the new king, whom Lendl has turned into a champion."

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Corriere della Sera: "Zverev defeated Djokovic and is one of the greats of tennis Djokovic is unrecognizable and can not react For Zverev, this victory is definitely the beginning of a steep career His young age will be the deadly weapon against the generation of wonderful Over 30s' be. "

La Stampa: "Zverev follows in the footsteps of Beckers, the last German to win a Masters, but in 2019 Zverev will have to show what he can do with the Slams."

Il Giornale: "The young Zverev, master of the champions after the final match between the old lion and the young star, who wants to clear the way."

SPAIN:

Sport: "Zverev showed his full repertoire and did not hesitate in front of Djokovic, who did not show his best game, as he demonstrated in the semi-final when he played Anderson on the wall."

Mundo Deportivo: "Everything seemed ready to make the ATP finale the grand finale of Djokovic's resurrection, but at the age of 31 he was intimidated by the youngster, who showed a very powerful serve, played well and believed in his triumph."

AUSTRIA

Kronen Zeitung: "Zverev dropped to the blue ground and clasped his hands in disbelief Djokovic, who had won 35 of 37 matches since Wimbledon - and never lost to a top 10 player - seemed human and vulnerable again . "

SWITZERLAND

Blick: "The youngster Zverev disenchanted Djokovic After the German child prodigy had cleared Roger Federer in 95 minutes in the semi-final, the 'Djoker' will be shown the limits in the final."