"Plays with the most confidence and greatest sense of ease": Alexander Zverev picked for Wimbledon glory by Michael Stich

Alexander Zverev is the favourite to secure Wimbledon glory, that is the view of Michael Stich as he spoke post Zverev seeing off Jiri Lehecka in a delayed game which saw them return to reach the Quarter-Finals.

He claimed the resumed match 6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 after he had previously seen off Marcos Giron, Valentin Royer and Alexander Blockx. He now heads towards the last eight and he said that even Novak Djokovic hasn't found his best form yet so can't be seen as a favourite.

While Stich said that he sees them all having improvement, he sees Zverev having a faster conviction and serving better than any other player currently left in the draw. "If you look at all the players in the quarter-finals, Alexander is in the best form for me. He plays with the most confidence and the greatest sense of ease. The others—even Novak—haven't quite found their best form yet. Everyone is still searching a little. There's room for improvement for all of them, including Alexander," said Stich on Prime Video.

"But when he reaches his peak, he plays just that little bit faster than everyone else, that little bit better and with more conviction. He serves better than anyone else. That's why he has to be the favourite. Yes, he has what looks like the toughest quarter-final draw, but if you want to win the tournament, you have to beat everyone."

He also touched upon Zverev having to return after the delay and said that in theory Lehecka had the advantage of returning on a different day and being able to come up with a new tactic to solve the puzzle. But that it showed Zverev's resolve that he was able to get through it.

"It's always a mental challenge. Everything else is irrelevant. Even during the match you know it will eventually be suspended. You can't let that affect you—you simply have to accept it. It's the same for both players. The biggest difference today was that yesterday they played under the closed roof. Today it was bright sunshine, warm temperatures and the roof open.

"That was more of an advantage for Lehecka because he had time to reset, mentally refocus and come up with a new tactical approach. He came out brilliantly, but it says a lot about Alexander's mentality that he accepted the situation, worked his way through it and came off court as the winner in four sets. Dust yourself off and move on."