Denis Shapovalov may have a career in music if this tennis thing doesn’t work out.  Shapovalov released a rap song called “Night Train”.

Shapovalov is so confident that his music career will take off that he has created a new IG account for his music venture.  You can listen to it here.

Shapovalov has tried his hand at rap music a few times before. Here he is rapping at Indian Wells in 2019. The response to his Indian Wells effort was mixed.

The Night Train is a much-improved effort from Shapovalov.  As the tennis season picks up speed, let’s see if we get more songs from our resident tennis rapper. 

Sascha Zverev announced yesterday that he is hiring David Ferrer as his new coach. Zverev has been testing a potential partnership with Ferrer, who was ranked as high world number 3.

Zverev’s dad Alexander Zverev Sr will continue to be on his coaching team. Zverev had previously been coached by Ivan Lendl and before that Juan Carlos Ferrero.

The test phase is over. We are together, a couple. We understand each other incredibly well and are now a team. David and my father are both my head coaches now

–Zverev

Despite his immense talent, Zverev has underperformed relative to his potential.  Zverev has lacked the discipline needed to take his game to the next level and win a grand slam. 

Will this partnership be different?  Zverev is a little older and one hopes a little more mature.  Only weeks ago, he was seen partying when he was expected to be in quarantine.

We hope that Ferrer can instill the same work ethic in Zverev that made Ferrer one of the top players for more than a decade.