Alexander Zverev sparks Toni Nadal coaching rumours after being spotted with legendary coach
Alexander Zverev has sparked rumours that he could now be working with legendary coach Toni Nadal after being spotted with the Spaniard in Mallorca.
ATP world No 3 Zverev has mostly been coached by his father, Alexander Sr, and brother, Mischa, in recent years, with his father remaining his primary coach throughout most of his career.
Zverev has previously worked with high-profile coaches such as Juan Carlos Ferrero, Ivan Lendl, and David Ferrer in his career, though none of those partnerships developed into long-term relationships.
The lack of outside influence within Zverev’s team has been questioned recently, with Boris Becker among those questioning if his compatriot needed to bring in an outside coach.
Zverev initially fired a strong response back towards Becker in the aftermath of those comments, though it seems the 28-year-old has now changed his approach.
As first reported by Sky Sports Germany, the three-time Grand Slam finalist has been working in Mallorca with Toni Nadal at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor.
‘Uncle Toni’ coached his nephew to the first 16 of the Spaniard’s 22 Grand Slam titles before leaving his entourage at the end of 2017, and worked with Felix Auger-Aliassime between 2021 and 2024.
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He is an official ambassador of the Rafa Nadal Academy and has notably kept a keen interest in many of the school’s young stars, attending the Miami Open during Alex Eala’s breakout run.
However, it seems that the 64-year-old could be set for a return to tour-level coaching with Zverev, who is the winner of 24 ATP Titles.
The German won Olympic gold in 2021 and is a two-time ATP Finals champion, with a further seven Masters 1000 titles to his name.
But a Grand Slam title has so far eluded the former world No 2, with defeats in the final of the 2020 US Open, 2024 French Open, and 2025 Australian Open.
Zverev was stunned in the opening round of Wimbledon by Arthur Rinderknech this past fortnight, and revealed afterwards that he had been struggling mentally since his Australian Open final loss.
He said: “I feel very alone out there at times. I struggle mentally. I’ve been saying that since after the Australian Open.
“I’m trying to find ways, trying to find ways to kind of get out of this hole. I keep kind of finding myself back in it in a way.
“I feel, generally speaking, quite alone in life at the moment, which is a feeling that is not very nice.”
“It’s a different feeling right now for me. I can’t speak for the moment. But I think I’ll have answers by Canada [Canadian Open].
“It’s not a feeling on a tennis court, it’s just a life feeling in general. As I said, I never felt this way before. I don’t know. It’s difficult to find joy outside the tennis court for me at the moment.”
Zverev is now set to return to action at the Canadian Open, where he lifted the title back in 2017.
In the aftermath of his Wimbledon defeat, the world No 3 withdrew from Gstaad, where he was set to play this week.
Alexander Zverev training today at the Rafa Nadal Academy, under the watchful eye of Toni Nadal pic.twitter.com/a1KBFjZQjI
— Olly Tennis (@Olly_Tennis_) July 14, 2025
