Serena Williams’ former long-time coach Patrick Mouratoglou is not ruling out the potential for Alexander Zverev nonetheless successful a Grand Slam however has highlighted to the 27-year-old that the competitors could be very robust and that his present recreation in all probability will not be sufficient for him to attain his largest dream so he should work on enhancing and getting higher.
4 years after failing to serve out for the title within the 2020 US Open ultimate towards Dominic Thiem and lacking out on a golden probability to win his first Slam, the German made his second Main ultimate eventually yr’s French Open. Though he competed properly and was even up by two units to at least one, he did not have sufficient to shut out the ultimate as Carlos Alcaraz got here again to win 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-1.
In the beginning of this season, Zverev additionally reached his first Australian Open ultimate. This time, he claimed to have felt higher than ever earlier than and “prepared” to win a Grand Slam. However he did not come anyplace close to successful the ultimate since he received ousted in straight units by Jannik Sinner at Melbourne Park.
In an interview with Tennis Channel, Mouratoglou – who now works with Naomi Osaka – was requested if he thought the 27-year-old would by no means win a Main.
“I feel there are nonetheless issues he wants to enhance in his recreation. In right this moment’s world, with the highest gamers, not straightforward, however he can,” the French coach responded.
Zverev brutally truthfully revealed his ideas, emotions after the most recent Slam ultimate defeat
After Sinner handed him a 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-3 loss within the Australian Open, the second-ranked German appeared extraordinarily dejected and heartbroken. When reflecting on the match, he admitted that the Italian “did every little thing higher” than him.Â
Additionally, the three-time Grand Slam runner-up emotionally admitted he did not wish to end his profession with no Main.
“I don’t wish to finish my profession as one of the best participant of all time to by no means win a Grand Slam, that’s for certain. I’ll preserve doing every little thing I can to carry a type of trophies,” Zverev stated in his post-Australian Open ultimate presser.
