Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 26, 2024 Germany's Alexander Zverev reacts during his semi final match against Russia's Daniil Medvedev REUTERS/Edgar Su
The July 17 tweet from the Tennis Channel looked like any other from a social media account seeking to engage with fans and generate buzz. The post announced a new podcast to be hosted byÂGerman former pro Mischa Zverev along with his younger brother,Âworld No. 4 Alexander, and their first guest sounded like quite the get: Boris Becker, Hall of Famer and legend of German tennis. The podcast had a cute name—A bis Z (“A to Z” in German)—and even had a few emojis sprinkled in the announcement. It all looked like standard fare.
The tweet has since been deleted. The podcast hasn’t appeared on Tennis.com’s podcast page. An email requesting comment from Tennis Channel public relations went unanswered. It’s an odd amount of silence because, podcast aside, Alexander Zverev is one of the stars of men’s tennis, a present and future face of the sport, someone who already has an Olympic gold medal and will be playing for one again this week. He’s the type of athlete sports fans expect a lot of noise about—tweets, endorsement deals,
