Alexander Zverev impresses and slows down before US Open

This Alexander Zverev is ripe - not just for its long-hoped Grand Slam title. With the impressive tournament victory, the Olympic champion in Cincinnati gained further self-confidence for the US Open and the respect of competition. The gold medal in Tokyo has also evidently advanced the 24-year-old in his personal development and makes him reappear for further large deeds. It's best from the next Monday in New York, when the final Grand Slam tournament of this season begins on the complex in Flushing Meadows.

Like sovereign Zverev in the final on Sunday in just 59 minutes his Russian friend Andrey Rublev with 6: 2, 6: 3 made, impressed powerful - especially after the famous catching hunting days in the semifinals against the Greek Stefanos TsitsiPas. As Zverev presented himself afterwards, astonished as well: modest in the triumph, with empathy for the inferior opponent, entertaining for the spectators, which have also missed him for so long.

ZVERV: I believe that Novak will be back

As the biggest title candidate for New York, Zverev sees himself by no means despite two trophies and eleven victories in a piece. I believe that Novak will be back. I think he's still the favorite, explained the new world ranking fourth overlooking the number one Novak Djokovic. The Serbe died by ZVEREV in the Olympic semi-final has no longer played since the painful defeat and now wants to win in the head and body now also the fourth and last Grand Slam tournament of this year - all four in a season finally won the Australian Rod Laver 52 years ago.

But I think other guys will be in great form, said the native Hamburg ahead. Until then it's another week. I still have a lot of work in front of me. I also have to find my rhythm in New York. There he lacked last year in the final against the Austrian Dominic Thiem injured for months on the wrist Austrian Dominic Thiem only ridiculous two points for the first triumph with one of the four most important events.

ZVEREVS environment is arranged - this shows effect

Now Zverev acts as if he could also go the last step, which was still much too big for him at the beginning of July at the 16th Final-out in Wimbledon. Tokyo's Olympic Gold seems to have a lot of effected. This success has apparently freed the sensitive athlete Zverev from a burden and also brought him the long missing recognition of German sports fans. Private things away from the tennis court have advanced the process of growing up in humans Zverev. His environment is arranged, ZVEREV is in pure, he has emphasized several times in these months.

With the screamed trophy in his arm, he looked at the victory speech to his overjoyed father. Heula's not so, Dressed again, he jokingly called his dad and coach when he could not hold back the joy tears over the fifth Masters titles. Boris Becker - at that time just became Wimbledon winner for the first time - won in 1985 as the only German German, the event of the second highest category. Zverev had never been able to win a match in the main field there before this week.

RUBLEV STAILING: Your father has brought you to this level

Rublev looked at the trophy sadly because his friend has spared his friend a bit of day together. It's so unreal. You have so many titles, you have beaten so many top players, said the world ranking seventh. It's really incredible. When we got big, we dreamed of it. Your father has brought you to this level.

ZVEREV also spoke after his 17th tournament victory of an incredible feeling in front of the US Open, but braked in the face of the competition, which is still huge even without the injured Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Thiem. He has a lot in any case. The previously not so beloved event of Cincinnati could be with many other successes in the next ten to 15 years still to a favorite tournament of him, Zverev announced.