Alexander Zverev started the 2025 Australian Open with the right approach and qualified for the third round without breaking a sweat. The German champion has often had the problem of wasting too much energy in the first rounds of Grand Slam tournaments in the past, but he seems to have learned the lesson and has played all the points with great concentration so far.
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After numerous missed opportunities in recent years, Sascha knows how important 2025 is to finally break the curse in Major tournaments and make history in the sport. Zverev's attitude in shifting has changed and the German is much more aggressive from the baseline, approaching the net much more often than he has done in the rest of his career.
Sascha prefers night session
The current world number 2 easily defeated French Pouille and Spaniard Martinez, who did not have the weapons to be able to put him in difficulty on this surface. The 2024 French Open finalist handled both matches with great authority and is ready to face Jacob Fearnley on Friday.
"I respect Jacob a lot, he has done everything he could to get here and he is playing his best tennis. I will have to play well to get to the second week of the Australian Open" - said Sascha.
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Unlike other players who prefer to play in day session, the German ace revealed that he likes to play in night session in Melbourne.
Alexander loves this surface and reached the semifinals here last year, when he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals. Zverev had many chances against Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals, but he couldn't control his nerves well just as he was closing out the match.
His hope is that the improvements he has made in recent months will allow him to be ready for the decisive rounds, in which he will have to prove to the whole world that he has finally defeated his inner demons. At the same time, the champion from Hamburg will not be able to underestimate any opponent along his way.
