“I should have been down two sets to nothing and I wasn’t playing very well. But somehow I managed to win those sets and I played better in the fourth. I definitely prefer to play in the night sessions in Melbourne when it’s hot during the day like today, I suffer more. But I understand that we put Djokovic-Alcaraz in the evening. tried to ask to be put in night session but the answer was quick no…”
The question we could ask ourselves at this stage of the event is how could the German change his destiny and finally win a Major? Part of the answer lies in his physical state. The Hamburg native is at the top again as he was in 2022. At the time, close to becoming world number one, Sascha injured his ankle very seriously during a duel against Rafael Nadal in the semi-final of Roland Garros. It took him months to recover. This period of doubts forgotten, Zverev also had a breakthrough at the end of last season where we saw him subject himself to additional training after his matches at the Masters 1000 in Paris.
“I do this to improve myselfhe explained at the time. Not for today, not for tomorrow but for next year. I have to improve my offensive game when an easy ball presents itself. To look like Alcaraz and Sinner. These two as well as Djokovic are improving year after year. If I want to achieve my biggest dreams, I have to improve because I’m not good enough yet.”
-As a prelude to the AO 2025, to convince himself, to motivate himself, the German released a prediction that is still possible: “This year a new Grand Slam winner will win in Melbourne.”
No appeal in Swiatek doping case.
