The awareness of being back on top and being able to dream big. Alexander Zverev he was one of the protagonists of the clay court tour, where he found certainty by winning in Rome and came close to winning the first slam title in his career, only surrendering in the fifth set in the Roland Garros final against Carlos Alcaraz.
The last step to reach the elite and close the gap with the top three is to obtain the first prestigious result in his career on grass. And what better occasion than the most prestigious of all? In the press conference ahead of his debut at Wimbledon, the German spoke about his form and his expectations ahead of the Championships.
The words of Alexander Zverev
The 27-year-old from Hamburg, as he himself stated, has a very positive feeling. “I feel good, of course, the last tournaments have been very positive with the title in Rome. Of course, losing in the final at Roland Garros was disappointing, even if it was a good tournament.
I hope I can prove it at this Wimbledon. I talked about it with my brother, It’s the first time I feel like I’m here to compete, maybe to win the title. In previous years I didn’t feel like this, I didn’t feel capable.
I also think it’s the most open Wimbledon tournament in the last 20 years in terms of favourites and potential winners.. There are many players who have a good chance of winning the tournament,” revealed Sasha, who has never advanced beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon.
Zverev continued: “I don’t think something like this has happened for at least 20 years, before Roger started playing. After Roger came Rafa, Novak and Andy. There has always been a very limited number of guys capable of compete and win tournaments.
This year I feel different, I can really say I’m one of those guys who will do everything possible. It’s a tournament where I need a little more luck, perhaps more than in other Grand Slams.”
The world number four then commented on the possibility of eliminating five sets in slam matches. “Tennis is good, it’s one of the oldest sports there is. We don’t need ever-changing ruleswe don’t need to invent things every few years.
It’s a sport that everyone likes. The difficulty of winning a Grand Slam is in the five-set matches, in the physical part, in what you work on in the pre-season. Winning a Masters 1000 is very important or the ATP Finals, but the most difficult task in our sport is to win a Grand Slam because of the five-set matches.
In my opinion, there is no way to eliminate them. That’s what makes Wimbledon so special, or Roland Garros. You see the players exhausted, at the limit,” Zverev concluded.
