Among the most anticipated players in this edition of the US Open, there is certainly Alexander Zverev. The German ace who reached the final in New York in 2020 (losing to Austrian champion Dominic Thiem at the end of a truly incredible battle) put in good performances during the Masters 1000 in Toronto and Cincinnati, where he reached the semifinals on both occasions.
The star from Hamburg is trying in every way to regain confidence after going through a very acute crisis after the final of the 2025 Australian Open, in which he was demolished by world number 1 Jannik Sinner just when he seemed really close to breaking the curse in Grand Slam tournaments.
The former world No.2 fell short of expectations at both Roland Garros and the Wimbledon Championships, before spending a week at Rafael Nadal's academy in Manacor where he had the opportunity to work with Uncle Toni on some aspects of his game.
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Petkovic reflects on Zverev
Sascha will make his debut in the last Major of the season against Alejandro Tabilo, which should not create too many problems for him on this surface. The world number 3 will try to use the first rounds to find the right confidence and refine his automatisms, hoping to manage the pressure in the best possible way during the second week.
On the latest edition of the podcast hosted by Rennae Stubbs, former WTA star Andrea Petkovic analyzed Zverev's chances at the 2025 US Open: I think he will make the semis. I think the people in his sections are people he generally likes to play, whether its an Andrey Rublev or a Karen Khachanov, even though he lost to him in Toronto. I think the players who have been drawn into his section are beatable.
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Although I will say he has a possible third round against Gael Monfils, and if Gael Monfils can play as well as he did at the Australian Open, who knows? I would never underestimate Gael Monfils.
