"They don't give Zverev, Medvedev and Rublev enough respect" says Boris Becker, believes less onus should be on New Big Three

With the age of the Big Three coming to an end, tennis fans should pay more attention to the next batch of stars, particularly Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, according to former World No.1 Boris Becker.

The retired German, who currently coaches Holger Rune, was open when asked about tennis stars who deserve more recognition. Becker listed the aforementioned players, but singled out Zverev as a player to whom tennis fans needed to show more appreciation.

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"In my opinion, he (Zverev) doesn't get enough respect from the tennis experts internationally," said Becker in an interview with Eurosport podcast Das Yellow from the ball. "They all like to talk about the young three or four, but they don't give Zverev, Medvedev and Rublev enough respect.

"He's playing with his fist in his pocket a little bit, wants to show everyone that he's not the old man, but that his The best time is yet to come. If you look into the box with the competition, you can also see changes. Maybe that will also be an issue for Sascha, with a player who has just quit. or to get a new perspective with David Ferrer , with whom he gets along brilliantly."