โI can beat anyoneโ: Alexander Zverev remains optimistic ahead of French Open
ATPWednesday, 15 May 2024 at 13:25
Germanyโs tennis star Alexander Zverev has expressed
optimism that he can beat anyone on a given day if he finds his โstrengthโ.
The 27-year-old is going through a mixed season where he
started brilliantly and played in the semifinal of the Australian Open where he
lost to Russiaโs Daniil Medvedev in a five-set thriller with a score of 5-7, 3-6,
7-6, 7-6, 6-3.
After that, Zverev found it hard to produce the goods consistently. His best outings since the semifinal in Melbourne were two more semifinal
appearances in ATP events โ the Los Cabos Open and the Miami Open.
However, on both occasions, he came second-best and finished
on the losing side. Zverev was recently quoted in a report where he talked in
detail about his goals for the French Open and expressed optimism that he has
what it takes to beat anyone if he is playing to his potential.
"Iโm definitely finding my rhythm, thatโs for sure,โ he
said. โIโm happy to be in the quarterfinals as well, but Iโm basically taking
this clay court season and also took the last tournaments of this clay court
season to definitely find my game a little bit. I want to play differently.
Alexander Zverev is going through a mixed 2024 season where he has played in three semifinals but has lost all of them.
"I want to play the way that I think I can give myself
the best chance to win Paris. That is my main goal at the end of the day.
Thatโs what Iโm hoping to do, and I know I have to change a few things. I have
to play more aggressively, and itโs coming together. Hopefully, itโs going to
get even better in Paris. Everything just has to be more aggressive.
"When I did give myself the best chance to win in 2022,
I feel like before the injury happened, thatโs when I was at my best. And
thatโs when I was kind of dominating from the back of the court as well. I have
to do that. Just by pushing the ball around, just by kind of waiting for the
opponentโs mistakes.
"For me, in my mind, Iโm a player that, unfortunately,
I know I can lose to anyone. Iโve done that in the past. But I also do know
that once I find my rhythm and once I find my strength, I can beat anyone,
especially on this surface. So I have to focus on myself, focus on my game, and
find my rhythm. Then I think thatโs going to give me the best chance of winning.โ
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