Eurosport consultant for a few months now, Nicolas Mahut is attending the 2025 Australian Open and is paying great attention to it. The former doubles world number one is impatiently awaiting the final of the men's draw, and declared on set that he had chosen his favorite. For him, the time has come for Alexander Zverev to win his first Grand Slam.
“I think it’s his moment. He has been trying to develop his game for a while, he has worked a lot physically with Jez Green, Murray's former physical trainer. Obviously Jannik Sinner is the favorite in terms of play, with what he has demonstrated for over a year now. But already there are several things: in terms of confrontations, Zverev leads 4–2 against Sinner. The last two times they played each other in Grand Slams, he managed to dominate. I also think that the more the match progresses, the more it will be to Zverev's advantage. We still remember that Sinner has never won a match lasting more than four hours and that his ratio for matches in 5 sets is quite bad: six victories, nine defeats. And for Zverev: 23 victories, 13 defeats. The longer this match goes on, the more, I think, Zverev will be able to win this match. »
Published on Saturday January 25, 2025 at 2:15 p.m.
