A big hug and tears of spite. Beaten, not to say Laminé, in the Australian Open final, this Sunday morning, by the world number 1 Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev lived very badly this new setback in the last round of a Grand Colem. The head was lowered and reddish, the German was comforted by his executioner of the day, which slipped him a few words of encouragement before taking him in his arms.
A strong gesture but which also translates the feeling that animates us today after this final without flavor, folded in 2h42 of play and three small sets (6-3, 7-6, 6-3). Namely, there is no match between the new Monster of the Circuit and Sasha Zverev, who struggles to find a place between the old guard still and always led by Djokovic and the new golden generation of Sinner and Alcaraz. After his first two failures in the Grand Slam final (US Open 2020 and Roland Garros 2024), Zverev continues a third setback which hurts, very, very bad, at the Ego.
A new defeat in the final that does not pass
Unable to fight his eyes in his eyes with Sinner, the German quickly showed signs of nervousness, understanding that he would not manage to break the Italian with such a level of play. A legitimate frustration for the winner of the last tournament From Bercy against Ugo Humbert, who seemed to have crossed a mental course at the end of last season. He then displayed great ambitions for the year 2025.
But the reality on the ground has returned to him as a boomerang in full face, whispering in his ear that he may not have weapons to compete with the very better, when the time of the big finals that sort between the champions and the rest of the herd. To make sure this already very gloomy Sunday, Zverev was treated to a little happening which it would have been well at the time of the trophy ceremony.
An even more bitter ceremony for Zverev
While he was going to speak, a spectator shouted three times “Australia believes Olya and Brenda!” “, Referring to the two ex-partner who accused Zverev of domestic violence in recent years. Surprised by this intervention, the Australian public of the Rod Laver Arena had trouble positioning himself, some applauding the spectator, others choosing to whistle it.
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The lost look, Zverev finally made as if nothing had happened, preferring to return to a press conference on the level of his opponent of the day. “For the moment, Jannik is simply too strong for me,” he admitted. Again, I will do everything I can to compete with them and lift the trophy but today I was not at all good enough. This day may come but, at 27, time is running out. And in view of the gap that separates him from the circuit cadors, we are seriously beginning to doubt his ability to one day register his name in the list of a Grand Slam.
