Alexander Zverev is the number 2 seed at the Australian Open 2025, the first Grand Slam tournament of the season. Ahead of him is only Jannik Sinner, the first seed of the tournament, while the German is ahead of Carlos Alcaraz.
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Sascha, in this 2025, will try to obtain his first success in a tournament of this level in his career after the two finals lost at the New York Major in 2020 against Dominic Thiem and last year at the Roland Garrosagainst the Spanish tennis player.
Zverev withdrew as a precaution during the United Cup and now comes to the start with this clear goal in mind. And in an interview he gave to several media in Melbourne and published on the X profile of the Australian Open, when asked about his favorite for the tournament, he gave a clear answer.
During the interview, Zverev was asked several questions: from whether he was a ball boy as a child with a negative answer, to his favorite things about Melbourne, mentioning the restaurants and the fact that it is a very pleasant city. And also about the emoticon he prefers to use in messages, answering with the tearful face.
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Speaking of tennis, the last question he was asked was the following: What is your bold prediction for 2025?
Zverev responded by asking if the question was about 2025 or specifically for the Australian Open.
The interviewer told him for the Australian Open. And the world number 2 declared: "I think there will be a new champion in the men's singles!"
We recall Zverev, Sinner, Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will be the favorites to win the final in Melbourne. Sinner, defending champion, seems unbeatable on hard courts at the moment, but Carlitos has the ambition to win in Australia to complete the Career Grand Slam. Djokovic, on the other hand, is looking for the 25th Major and the 100th title of his glorious career.
In addition, these will be important weeks for Sinner, who is dealing with the Clostebol doping issue. Only after the end of February / beginning of March, the CAS will pronounce its final sentence on the matter, with the Italian risking 1-2 years of ban.
