The sports day: Finally a Grand Slam winner? Zverev dampens euphoria

The Sports Day
Finally a Grand Slam winner? Zverev dampens euphoria

01.09.2024, 11:44 a.m.

Alexander Zverev was not completely unmoved by the unusual loss of favorites at the US Open. The German tennis star knows how great his chances of winning his first major title are after the first week in Flushing Meadows. Olympic champion Djokovic, his possible semifinal winner, said goodbye, and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz also failed. In his half of the tournament, Zverev is now the highest ranked player – with the unseeded US-American Brandon Nakashima waiting today (approx. 10.30 p.m. CEST/Sky and Sportdeutschland.TV) Also a manageable opponent in the round of 16.

“I expect it will be a tough match”said Zverev, who was the first player born in the 1990s to win his 100th Grand Slam. In the battle for the US Open crown, the main rivals now remain the in-form world number one Jannik Sinner from Italy and arch-rival Daniil Medvedev from Russia – but Zverev can only meet both of them in the final. I’m 35. The time seems ripe for the really big coup.