Zverev: "I don't want to end my career as the best player without a Grand Slam title"

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Alexander Zverev will turn 28 without having won a Grand Slam title. I would have lost all my money if someone had told me that a decade ago, but sometimes the future doesn't unfold as expected. The German fell again in his third attempt, this time against Jannik Sinner at the Australian Open, also leaving a sense of still being far from the Italian, the current circuit leader. A sad day for the world No. 2, who insists on continuing to work towards fulfilling his life's dream. Will that reward ever come? For now, the Hamburger reflected on himself in a press conference and acknowledged the tremendous level shown by his rival in recent times.

First Impressions

"There have been moments of bad luck for me, but overall I have to admit that Jannik was better than me at all times, it's as simple as that. I believe I served better than Jannik, but in everything else, he was superior. At the end of the day, he deserved to win, he is the best hardcourt player at the moment, as simple as that."

Emotion during the Ceremony

"It's very difficult to give a speech on the court after losing a Grand Slam final. I'm doing everything I can, working harder than ever, I think I'm doing all the right things off the court, improving in the right areas, but today I lost in straight sets. This is a fact, today is a fact, I lost to Jannik in three sets. I don't want to end my career as the greatest player of all time without a Grand Slam title, that's for sure. I will continue to do everything possible to win these kinds of trophies."

Sinner, Superior to Everyone

"He completely surpassed me today, he emptied me out from the baseline. As I said, I think I served better than him today, but that's it. He did everything else better than me, moved better than me, hit his forehand better than me, hit his backhand better than me, returned better than me, everything better. In the end, tennis has five or six key shots, determining factors, and he was better than me in four or five of them. That's why he beat me, so he deserved it."

Chants Reminding Him of His Domestic Violence Episodes

"There haven't been any more accusations in the last nine months, so good for her. I think that person was the only one in the stadium who believed that at the time, so I won't say anything more. I have done and said everything necessary in this time, I'm not willing to reopen the subject."

Are Sinner and Djokovic Similar?

"He is very similar to Novak when he was at his best. They hardly make mistakes, which is truly remarkable. They make you think that you have to maximize every opportunity during a game with them. It's very difficult to win a point from the baseline against them, it happened with Novak and now it happens with Jannik. Their way of moving is tremendous, they are constantly covering the baseline, they give you no space, they give you no time. Right now, he is too good for me, he's in a different universe from any other player, but I will do everything I can to compete with them and lift the trophy. Today, clearly, I wasn't good enough."

Private Conversation with Jannik

"I was quite depressed there, maybe a bit emotional. I think he saw that and came to tell me that someday I will lift one of these trophies, that I am too good not to do it, those were his words. It was a tough moment for me because I really felt very prepared for this final, I truly thought I would have a very good chance, I felt good and had a great feeling with the ball, the sensation was of being able to compete on an equal footing. Seeing someone lifting the trophy for the third time, standing there, is a very tough moment for me. There is nothing I want more than to hold one of these titles in my hands."

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