Alexander Zverev Explains Mindset That Keeps Him Chasing More Grand Slam Glory After Reaching Wimbledon Final

Alexander Zverev is still hungry for more. He is not content with just one Grand Slam title. On Friday (July 10), Zverev registered a comprehensive 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4 victory over Arthur Fery in the Wimbledon semifinals.

He will be playing the title clash at SW19 for the first time in his career. At the press conference, Sascha was told how Dominic Thiem found it difficult to reach a Grand Slam final, after winning the 2020 US Open.

I think it’s very individual. I think different people. I think Dominic Thiem in particular he put his whole life and soul into winning that Slam, and he came back from two sets of love down against me in the US Open, and I think it was such a relief for him that it was maybe a bit too much of a relief mentally for me. I stay focused. I stay hungry. I want more. I want to continue playing at the best level and continue winning. And I hope I’m able to do that.

In that US Open final, Thiem came from two sets to love down to defeat the German 2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(6). It was the Austrian’s fourth Grand Slam final, but for Zverev, it was his first.

Sascha reached his second Major final at the 2024 French Open only to lose in five sets to Carlos Alcaraz. The following season, he was denied the Grand Slam glory by Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final, which Zverev lost easily in straight sets.

But in this year’s French Open final, Sascha prevailed after a tough five-set thriller versus Flavio Cobolli, winning his career’s first Grand Slam title. It was also his first title of the season in his second final.

Prior to reaching the Roland Garros final, Zverev lost to Sinner in the Madrid Open final. It was his ninth consecutive defeat to the Italian ace, and he now trails 4-10 in the head-to-head matchups. Well, Sinner is his opponent in the Wimbledon final.

Alexander Zverev lauds Arthur Fery after defeating him in the Wimbledon semifinal

Arthur Fery received the wild card to feature in the main draw. Before his defeat to Alexander Zverev, Fery overcame former World No.3 Grigor Dimitrov in a five-set thriller in the fourth round, before he breezed past Flavio Cobolli to reach his career’s first Grand Slam semifinal.

Before this event, he had never made it past the second round of a Major. Asked about the Brit’s level at the press conference, Zverev said:

Yeah, he’s at a good level. I think he’s still at the start of his career for sure. And I think that his game is very, very good. I think he has a lot of things in his game that he can still improve, which is a very positive thing, because he just made semi-finals of Wimbledon for the first time, and I still feel like, or he probably still feels the same way. He has a lot of things that he can still do.

While Fery will be recharging his batteries now that he is no longer a part of the tournament, Zverev will be gearing up for the final against, without any doubt, the toughest opponent of the tournament.

Sinner, in his semifinal match, easily defeated seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Before facing Sinner, the 39-year-old played the longest quarterfinal match in Wimbledon history, overcoming Felix Auger-Aliassime in 5 hours and 15 minutes.

Sinner is bidding to defend his title. He defeated Carlos Alcaraz last year. If he wins on Sunday, he will take home his sixth title of the season.

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