It didn’t work out in the third attempt either! Alexander Zverev was once again the inferior player in a Grand Slam final in a Grand Slam final and had to give up against Jannik Sinner at the Australian Open on Sunday. At some point the German number one will still take the step and win a Grand Slam tournament.
At least Patrik Kühnen, former tennis professional and captain of the German Davis Cup team, represent this opinion from 2003 to 2012.
“It has to be damn hard to lose three Grand Slam final, but I’m sure: Sascha will continue to fight, continuously improve and then one day it will work,” wrote the 58-year-old in his “Sky” -Kolumn after the smooth defeat by Alexander Zverev against Jannik Sinner.
The Italian world ranking list had confidently and earned Zverev confidently and earned 6: 3, 7: 6 and 6: 3 from his title dreams again.
After Zverev’s final defeats at the US Open 2020 and the French Open 2024, the three-movement bankruptcy in Melbourne meant its third disappointment in a Grand Slam final on Sunday.
Sinner convinces with Constance
For Kühnen, the extremely stable and constant performance of Sinner was decisive for the fact that Zverev in the Rod Laver Arena was out of the question for a win: “Jannik Sinner was simply too good for Sascha Zverev in this Australian Open final. Of all three Grand-Slam finals, in which Sascha stood so far, he was the most away from a title in Melbourne. “
The 23-year-old was “too fast and too precise” for Zverev, Kühnen said after the match. For Zverev, the main thing is to not be discouraged for the next Grand Slam tournaments this year.
“The next big chance for a major title is ideal for Zverev at the French Open. There I see the best chances for Sascha because it is most physically demanding on the red ashes and the strengths of Sascha come into their own more “, says Kühnen, who has been in use as a TV expert for years.
Kühnen belief “very firmly” that the Wahl-Monegasse will reward itself with its first Grand Slam title in the near future.