Alexander Zverev hoped that the 2025 Australian Open would be the right opportunity to finally win a Grand Slam title, but his dream was shattered in the final against Jannik Sinner. The current world number 2 played a very positive tournament overall, highlighting the progress made in recent months and showing a different attitude than in the past.
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Sascha reached the final in style and only had to play one set against Nole Djokovic in the semifinals, which is why he was ready to play a great match against the current world No. 1. However, his certainties were shattered in front of an almost unstoppable player on this surface.
The Italian ace did not give any chance to the German ace, who did not win a single set and never gave the feeling of being able to lift the trophy. Alexander was really very sad at the end of the challenge and burst into tears before receiving the finalist's trophy, certifying his total dedication to the sport and his willingness to break this little curse.
A really strange situation
Due to his toughdefeat in the final at Melbourne Park, Zverev's Australian Open was considered a failure by several fans and insiders.
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A judgment on which former world number 1 Andy Roddick disagrees.
"Imagine you're very good at something, but suddenly new players emerge who do all things better than you. You are shocked and you don't know what to do anymore" - explained the former American champion on the latest edition of his podcast. "Sascha played an almost perfect tournament for two weeks, he lost only one match and people think he failed. This is a really strange situation, but Zverev has to learn to deal with it. He is an exemplary professional, he is always in great shape and does everything expected of a player of the highest level" added Roddick.
The current world number 2 has already resumed practicing in view of the tournaments on red clay in South America.v
