Alexander Zverev needed to say goodbye, as soon as once more, to the Slam dream, this time on the US Open, regardless of the good alternative to achieve the ultimate.
The German, within the bottom-half – the identical facet that noticed Novak Djokovic exit within the third spherical – noticed his goals of profitable a Main dashed once more. It was Taylor Fritz who interrupted the German’s path within the quarterfinals; the American who then surrendered to Jannik Sinner within the ultimate.
Nicolas Mahut, in an interview with Eurosport, defined what Zverev wants to attain the success he so needs.
“The years go by. I feel he has no doubts. He’s satisfied that he’ll be capable of win a Slam. Personally, I feel so too. However he should change his sport and be slightly extra offensive. And when matches do not go as anticipated, he has to seek out options. He has to make an instance of Jannik Sinner, take into consideration how he performs. That is all of the work he has to do to win these two or three matches that make a giant distinction,” defined the Franchman.
The German has due to this fact did not unlock himself in 2024 and should wait till subsequent season to attempt to break a taboo that’s turning into increasingly urgent.
“I did not do something to deserve the victory, it is easy. I performed terribly from the baseline. I do not bear in mind hitting my backhand that badly since I turned professional. I’ve no phrases to explain what occurred. I do not know what to say proper now. I’ve no reply. I do not assume I’ve ever been as indignant as I’m proper now,” defined Zverev after the quarterfinal loss in New York towards Fritz.