Alexander Zverev: Zverev sees a chance of Wimbledon success after reaching the third round

After his convincing entry into the third round of Wimbledon Alexander Zverev optimistic about being able to win the tournament. “I almost played a perfect match for two and a half sets,” said the 29-year-old after his 6:1, 6:3, 7:6 (7:3) against Frenchman Valentin Royer. »I’m still waiting for the good results. If I keep playing like this, I definitely think it can happen this year.

With the self-image of a Grand Slam champion, the top German player had clearly dominated the long one-sided encounter in the second round, apart from a brief wobble in the third set. Zverev has already reached the final of all three other Grand Slam tournaments, but he has never made it past the round of 16 at the grass classic in southwest London.

»I’m glad I didn’t have to play another sentence«

The situation in Wimbledon was something completely different than on clay, on which he had triumphed in Paris, said Zverev. Although the Spanish top star Carlos Alcaraz is missing due to injury, in the past he has often lost against opponents placed much further back at the All England Club and not just against top ten players.

Zverev was now able to save energy at least in his second round for his desired further path. “I’m glad I didn’t have to play another set,” said the 2025 Australian Open finalist. The Hamburger can make the round of 16 perfect on Saturday with a win against the American Marcos Giron.

Jan-Lennard Struff would like to surprise the Russian top player Daniil Medvedev this Friday and move into the round of the best 16 at Wimbledon for the first time. After Yannick Hanfmann’s second round exit (against the Russian Karen Chatschanow), the two are the only German participants who are still in the third round in the singles.