The American SetZizou Bergs Stops Hoping and Starts Believing
On the courts of the North End, every serious player knows the moment when a match against a better opponent stops being an honor and becomes a contest. Zizou Bergs has reached that moment, beating Carlos Alcaraz for the finest result of his career so far. Afterward, Bergs said the victory felt mostly like a weight coming off, and that he now trusts he can actually beat the game's leading men, not just stay on the court with them. Anyone who has watched a promising player grow into a real contender knows how much that change of mind is worth.
With reporting from Town & Country.