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Zverev, who recently split with coach David
Ferrer, reached his maiden Grand Slam final at the U.S. Open,
picked up two ATP titles in Cologne and made the final of the
ATP Masters 1000 event in Paris in 2020.
"I reached my first Grand Slam final without my parents and
brother being court-side due to them contracting COVID-19,"
Zverev wrote on Instagram.
"For this reason and because of the ongoing worldwide
restrictions, I have decided to go back to the roots and have my
family help me with my coaching, as well as ... with my
management.
"I want to thank TEAM8 for the great work and tremendous
experience, but we both feel that it's the right decision to
have my family take on a bigger role once again."
Zverev also had setbacks in 2020 and was accused of domestic
abuse by his former girlfriend Olga Sharypova, allegations he
said were "unfounded, untrue".
The German was also criticised after being pictured partying at
Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour event in the Balkans, where multiple
players including the top-ranked Serbian contracted the virus.
Another video appeared to show Zverev dancing at a crowded club
following the Adria Tour fiasco despite pledging that he would
be self-isolating.
At the French Open Zverev played with fever and breathing
difficulties during his fourth-round defeat to Italian teenager
Jannik Sinner, raising concerns about COVID-19 protocols at the
Grand Slam.
The Team8 agency is founded by 20-time Grand Slam winner Federer
and his long-time agent Tony Godsick and owns the Laver Cup, a
tennis tournament which pits an European team against players
from the rest of the world.
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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