“I know that I have to fight in every game,” Alexander Zverev admits to being a ‘favorite’ in every tournament, albeit not letting it corrupt his game

Zverev's excellent performance earned him a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round of the ATP 250 event in Los Cabos, Mexico.

“I know that I have to fight in every game,” Alexander Zverev admits to being a ‘favorite’ in every tournament, albeit not letting it corrupt his game

Alexander Zverev in action (Via Imago)

Top seed Alexander Zverev revealed that he fights to win every game, following his second-round victory over Yoshihito Nishioka at the Los Cabos Open in Mexico. The three-time French Open semifinalist downplayed the talk about him being the favorite to win the tournament, as he believes in taking every match seriously.

The German, who helped his country win the 2024 United Cup, has been in form the season. With semifinal reach at the Australian Open before losing to Daniil Medvedev, after a brief illness, Zverev returned very sharp against his Japanese opponent at the Los Cabos Open.

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During a press conference after his first win in Mexico, the German said he is only focused on winning every game and not banking on favorite status. Zverev said,

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I think there are very good players here. I am with tennis players who have been in the Grand Slam and Masters 1000 finals. There are other good players, but when you are the first seed, of course, you assume that you are the favorite. I welcome that role, but I know that I have to fight in every game, take every match very seriously.

However, Alexander Zverev remains the favorite to win the Los Cabos, especially after Alex de Minaur crashed out last night against Alex Michelsen. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud are the only top players in the competition. Tsitsipas is aiming to return to the Top 10 elite after his drop this week.

Alexander Zverev into the quarterfinals of the Los Cabos Open

Zverev’s excellent performance earned him a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round of the ATP 250 event in Los Cabos, Mexico. The German just needed an hour to push aside his opponent.

Zverev’s last match was a loss against Daniil Medvedev despite being two sets up at the Australian Open semifinals. The German is hoping to put the recent setback behind him with a quarterfinal place in Mexico.

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Alexander Zverev (via Imago)

The German produced one of his best serves throughout the match that couldn’t be handled by his opponent, Yoshihito Nishioka. When asked about how well he has worked on his serve during an on-court interview, the German said that poor serve had made him lose matches on several occasions.

It's a shot that I've been working on over the last four, five years because sometimes it was a shot that made me lose a lot of matches, made me lose also a few very big matches, maybe like the US Open final.

After overcoming a busy January schedule, the Olympics champion missed Germany’s Davis Cup tie against Hungary. He will face Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis in the quarterfinals of the Los Cabos Open.

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