Alexander Zverev sets sights on Roland Garros triumph: ‘I have to beli

World no. 2 Alexander Zverev will make his Buenos Aires debut this week, facing Dusan Lajovic in the second round. The German will play his first match since the Australian Open final, which brought him another setback. 

Alexander fell to world no. 1 Jannik Sinner 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in two hours and 42 minutes. Thus, the Hamburg native suffered his third defeat from as many Major finals, leaving Melbourne heartbroken. However, he will not give up!

World no. 2 is eager to work on further improvements and become a Major winner and world no. 1. Alexander revealed the upcoming Roland Garros as his next big goal, wishing to go a step further than in 2024.

Jannik Sinner consolando Alexander Zverev depois que o alemão perdeu para o italiano na final do Australian Open é um dos momentos mais bonitos que você vai ver no tênis.#AustralianOpenNaESPN #TenisNaESPN pic.twitter.com/FWYVbg1kxL

— Marcela Linhares (@ma__linharess) January 26, 2025

Zverev played in the final at two of the previous four Majors. Last June, he battled against Carlos Alcaraz in the title clash in Paris. The Spaniard came from two sets to one deficit and prevailed 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 in four hours and 19 minutes. 

Alexander gave everything in sets two and three. The German embraced two streaks of five games, performing an incredible comeback and opening two sets to one advantage. However, he lost the ground and took only three games in sets four and five. 

The controversy occurred in the fourth game of the final set. Zverev created three break points at 1-2 and looked good to erase the deficit. The line umpire called Alcaraz’s double fault on the second, but the chair umpire, Renaud Lichtenstein, overruled the decision.

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