Boris Becker says his apparent feud with Alexander Zverev has “cooked far too hot” and is keen to build bridges going forward.

Despite Becker saying it was a “disgrace” that many of Zverev’s critics were trying to downplay his two major wins in 2026 six weeks ago, the two Germans have seemingly been at odds with one another.

Ahead of the 29-year-old being crowned the world No 1 last month, the US Open champion said he was “not very interested” in Becker’s opinion.

Earlier this month, the six-time major winner then said of his compatriot, “His parents are from Russia; he speaks Russian to his box on the court. He doesn’t comment politically on the war in Ukraine at all, which I personally understand, but of course it doesn’t go down so well.”

Zverev hit back at Becker’s “strange” remarks and stated that the 58-year-old is talking about him an awful lot these days. Now, though, Novak Djokovic’s former coach has seemingly extended an olive branch.

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He told Sky, via Eurosport, “Everything is cooked far too hot. Much is exaggerated, many headlines. I don’t have to give any more mustard. Anyone who reads the whole interview in the ‘Spiegel’ will notice that I was not disrespectful to Sascha.”

Zverev became only the second male German player to secure the No 1 ranking last month, with the 6ft 6in player the first to achieve the year-end No 1 ranking in men’s tennis from his country.

The French Open champion will be one of the favourites to win the ATP Finals in Turin next week, despite suffering an early exit at the Paris Masters and going 3-9 against top 10 opposition this year. But Becker says he wishes him nothing but the best.

He added, “It’s the best thing that could have happened to Germany that we have such a real superstar. He’s number one in the world, he deserves it this year.

“I have great respect for Sascha Zverev and wish him all the best for Turin.”

The two-time ATP Finals champion hasn’t won this trophy since triumphing in the Italian city back in 2021. A win there would be the icing on the cake for his 2026 season.