Alexander Zverev will play its first final tomorrow Roland Garros. After three stops in the semi-final, the fourth attempt took him to the final stage of the tournament Paristhe. Beaten a Ruud who wasn’t at his best and now the toughest challenge against Carlos Alcaraz with which the German player has a 5-4 lead in the previous matches.
“I think in a Slam final – he said Zverev after the success over Ruud – there are no easy games or opponents. If you are in the final at Roland Garros it’s because you deserve to be there, so this applies equally to Carlos.
He played a fantastic match this afternoon. I too have had a fantastic tournament up until now and tomorrow I expect a very difficult match.” Zverev – who said he was happy that the trial “is all over and that he doesn’t want to hear any more questions about it” – underlined how “in the Slam they are all battles.
And you have to overcome difficult five-set matches, so I’m happy with the path I’ve taken.”
Alexander Zverev and the search for the first Slam success of his career
Zverev He thinks back to the 2020 US Open final he lost to Thiem by a whisker and to his exit from the court in a wheelchair in the famous 2022 semi-final in Paris in which he had to retire with Rafa Nadal: “These are all important stages in my journey.
Now I’m in the final, but I haven’t won yet. I just want to play my best tennis and give myself the best chance. If I can do that and lift the trophy, it will mean a lot to me.
I haven’t won a Slam yet, now I want to give myself this new opportunity. We’ll see how it goes on Sunday.” He will be on the other side of the net Carlos Alcaraz: “We’ve had very tough battles in the past. I think he’s a much better player now and I’m probably the player he’s faced the most in his career.
I think it will be a difficult match, it’s a Grand Slam finalI think we’re going to have a tough fight.”
