Alexander Zverev wants to reach his first career final at the Australian Open, after being mocked by Daniil Medvedev last year. The current world No.2 is more aware of his means right now and finally sees a chance to break the curse by winning his first Grand Slam title.
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The German champion has played excellent tennis at Melbourne Park so far and has reacted with the right mental strength to moments of difficulty, such as when he lost the second set to Ugo Humbert in the round of 16 and the third set to Tommy Paul in the quarterfinals.
His next opponent will be Novak Djokovic, ten-time champion of this tournament, who shocked the whole world by eliminating Carlos Alcaraz thanks to an excellent performance despite an adductor injury.
Fans and insiders have discussed a lot regarding the extent of the Serbian's injury, who has not trained in the last two days and is doing everything possible to be ready for tomorrow's challenge. Sascha has defeated Nole several times, but never in a Grand Slam tournament.
Sascha is ready
Speaking on Eurosport, German legend Boris Becker analyzed the upcoming challenge that awaits his compatriot in Melbourne: Novak has been through it all. No one has played more Grand Slam matches, no one has won more Grand Slams. He really has experienced everything you can experience on the tennis court.
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Sascha has to stick to his game and show his strengths his serve, his baseline strokes and his fitness. He mustnt let himself be put off his game, whatever his opponent does.
The player from Hamburg will have to be good at managing nerves and pressure in the decisive moments of the match, without being conditioned by what happens on the other side of the net.
A win against Nole would give Sascha a lot of confidence ahead of Sunday's final and help him prove to the world that he has finally defeated his demons.
