Alexander Zverev just isn’t able to win the primary Grand Slam title of his profession. The German champion performed a superb Australian Open and had given the sensation that he may win the event at one level, however the results of the ultimate in opposition to Jannik Sinner leaves no room for doubt.
Regardless of being very contemporary from a bodily viewpoint – having performed just one set in opposition to Novak Djokovic within the semifinals because of the withdrawal of the Serbian legend – the world quantity 2 by no means gave the sensation of having the ability to defeat the Italian ace, who didn’t give him any break and prevailed in three units by a big margin.
The second set was actually essentially the most balanced and led to a tiebreak, the place the 23-year-old from Sesto Pusteria was barely fortunate however had extra braveness within the decisive moments. The three-time Grand Slam champion proved to be extra full than Sascha from all factors of view and the German was visibly heartbroken on the finish of the problem.
Zverev nonetheless must work
The champion from Hamburg hoped that the progresses made in latest months could be sufficient to attain his largest dream, however he should wait a bit of longer to raise a trophy of such status.Â
Sascha cried throughout the ceremony after the match, however everybody’s hope is that he’ll react instantly and present up on the French Open much more bold.
In the meantime, Zverev turned the sixth participant in tennis historical past to have misplaced his first three Grand Slam finals performed. Previous to the 2025 AO ultimate, Sascha had been defeated by Dominic Thiem within the 2020 US Open ultimate and Carlos Alcaraz within the 2024 French Open ultimate.
On this specific listing – along with Sascha – there are additionally Andre Agassi, Goran Ivanisevic, Andy Murray, Dominic Thiem and Casper Ruud.
Amongst these gamers, solely Zverev and Ruud haven’t received any Main titles however they’re each energetic and have time to make their dream come true.
