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Who is Alexander 'Sascha' Zverev, and why is he being hailed as tennis's 'next big thing' ahead of US Open?
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![Ange 🌈 on Twitter: "Very into whatever this Adidas/Pharrell/Zverev/Richard Mille collaboration is that's going on at the #USOpen https://t.co/DTny7f4ux2" / Twitter Ange 🌈 on Twitter: "Very into whatever this Adidas/Pharrell/Zverev/Richard Mille collaboration is that's going on at the #USOpen https://t.co/DTny7f4ux2" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIYO5dcV4AACLqI.jpg)
Ange 🌈 on Twitter: "Very into whatever this Adidas/Pharrell/Zverev/Richard Mille collaboration is that's going on at the #USOpen https://t.co/DTny7f4ux2" / Twitter
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