Tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou (53) identified an important factor in Alexander Zverev’s hunt for the missing Grand Slam title.
“I think his transition from defense to offense is missing. He can hit winners from behind the baseline because he has the power. But he doesn’t do the right thing to take the ball earlier,” said the former longtime tennis coach -Superstar Serena Williams of the German Press Agency: “I saw that years ago. It’s not a big deal. But it’s enough to stop him from winning a Grand Slam. But he can still make a lot of progress.”
In 2020, Zverev had reached his only Grand Slam final at the US Open, which he lost to Austrian Dominic Thiem. “I’m impressed by the dedication to the sport,” Mouratoglou said of Zverev’s qualities: “He has incredible mental qualities. I think he’s an incredible fighter. In all the matches and in his career, he’s one who never gives up .”
After failing in the third round at the Grand Slam tournament in Wimbledon, which has just ended, Hamburg’s Zverev starts this week in Bastad, Sweden. In the clay court tournament, the 26-year-old meets Alex Molcan from Slovakia in the first round.
