Alexander Zverev certainly regained brilliance in Vienna this week, reaching the final thanks to a fairly convincing run despite having risked elimination already on his debut. The former world number 2 who is able to express his best tennis in indoor conditions thanks to his excellent serve improved his level as the rounds went by and was really good against Lorenzo Musetti in the semifinals, never allowing his rival to be dangerous on his serve and taking a precious revenge (the Italian talent had defeated him in the last three clashes, including the one staged in the Austrian capital last year).
If he wants to lift the trophy today, Sascha will need a real feat against world number 2 Jannik Sinner. The Italian ace is arguably the best player in the world on these courts and has not lost a single set so far, demonstrating impressive consistency in all aspects of the game and leaving very little to all his opponents.
Sascha is ready
Today's match will also be a useful test for Alexander to understand his level, after being annihilated by the former world number 1 in the Australian Open final earlier this year. That bad loss had affected Zverev's certainties, who had sunk into a serious crisis, gathering only disappointments in the following months. The champion fromHamburgis fully aware of the improvements made by the four-time Grand Slam champion in the last two seasons and also reflected on this issue during his last press conference in Vienna.
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"Jannik plays at exactly the same speed as before, but the number of his unforced errors has significantly decreased," explained Sascha. "He also has really impressive coordination and is always positioned well when the ball comes. Carlos Alcaraz is the fastest player on the tour, but I think Sinner is No.1 in terms of footwork and ball positioning."
The German leads 4-3 in the h2h record, but has lost the last two matches against the Italian (at the 2024 Cincinnati Open and the 2025 Australian Open).
