Alexander Zverev's 2025 season was not considered positive by most fans and insiders, with very few tournaments left until the end of the year. Everyone expected Sascha to have his definitive consecration in 2025 and finally manage to win a Grand Slam title by breaking this curse.
However, the German ace has totally lost his certainties after the clear loss suffered against Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final at the beginning of the year, having understood that the gap that separated him from the two best players in the world was still quite wide.
From then on, his results have fallen short of expectations, and it is no exaggeration to say that this crisis has had negative repercussions on his mind as well. The former world number 2 has only lifted one trophy on the red clay of Munich and failed to assault the first position of the ATP rankings, despite Sinner being out of the tour for three months (from February to May) due to the ban he was imposed by WADA.
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Sascha is too criticized
Despite having some back problems and not being in top shape, the champion from Hamburg wants to try to end the season in the best possible way so as to gain confidence in view of 2026. He reached the final at the Vienna ATP 500 last week and was beaten by Sinner at the end of a thrilling battle, in which Sascha did not take advantage of a set advantage despite showing off one of the best performances of his troubled year.
The world No.3 will return to action at the Paris Masters 1000 today and will face Argentine ace Ugo Carabelli on his debut.
Speaking to 'Eurosport Germany', former WTA star and top analyst Barbara Schett defended Alexander from excessive criticism: "We must not forget that he is still number 3 in the world and he is giving his best to try to win important titles. The truth is that Sinner and Alcaraz have had an impressive rise and it's very hard to keep up with them."
