Alexander Zverev and the Grand Slam tournaments – this will probably not be a love affair anymore. The German tennis ace wants nothing more than a success at one of the four most important tournaments in the worldbut a triumph has always eluded him so far.
The trip to New York for the US Open also ended in great frustration for the 2021 Olympic champion. “That was simply bottomless of me today“, he complained about the 6:7 (2:7), 6:3, 4:6, 6:7 (3:7) against the American Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals and was completely at a loss. “I have no answers.”
After leaving the press conference, Zverev left the TV cameras without saying a word and quickly disappeared from the venue.
“I’m 27 years old,” said Zverev with bitterness in his voice. Although he reached the final of the French Open this season, “I haven’t won a Grand Slam. I don’t care about any of thatt.“
Time is running out
In his debut in a Grand Slam final four years ago at the US Open against Dominic Thiem Zverev was still lacking experience and two points. This time, after the early exit of favorites Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, everything seemed set for the first Grand Slam triumph.
But Zverev found his match in Taylor Fritz, who reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. “I haven’t been this angry for a long time,” Zverev admitted.
In the semifinals, the US duel will take place between Taylor Fritz und Frances Tiafoewho benefited from the Bulgarian’s resignation in the duel with Grigor Dimitrov at 6:3, 6:7 (5:7), 6:3, 4:1.