Boris Becker speaks in front of the US Open via Alexander Zverev
Almost a year ago, Alexander Zverev conceded the painful defeat of his career, as Becker gave to protocol before the US Open launched on Monday in a media round, where the Slam participated. At the US Open 2020, Zverev had for the first time in the final of a Grand Slam tournament, already led in the fifth set with 5: 3, but was dramatically failed in the Tie-Break on Dominic Thiem.
Around a year later, Zverev stands at the highest peak of his career, took in Tokyo Olympia Gold and recently gained the Masters tournament in Cincinnati. He gave an incredible summer. I hoped so, but not expected, says Becker over the 24-year-old, who is clearly one of the top favorites for the legend .
He has even more self-confidence. He believes in his own strength.
Boris Becker over Alexander Zverev
So what is why Zverev suddenly counts to the absolute world top, where does Konstanz, whose missing many years regularly became a problem for the German? It's a knot burst, says Becker. He's something free, more relaxed and has even more self-confidence. He believes in his own strength.
Boris Becker (Re.), Here with Jürgen Klinsmann, Zverev and Kerber sees in the circle of the favorites. Imago Images / Paul Room
He has the best run of his career
In addition, one must learn too. What Becker, who will accompany the US Open as an expert with Eurosport, means that? He did not do the very important points. If you have a run, you remember it. Then that will be for automatism. That seems to happen at ZVEREV. He has the best run of his career, why should he stop?
Nevertheless, the hamburger on Becker's Favorites list is only ranked two rank, still Djokovic, on which Zverev could already meet in the semifinals, the measure of all things. The Serb won 2021 so far all three Grand Slam tournaments and in the US now has the chance to win for the first time since Rod Laver in 1969 again all four major tournaments and land a Grand Slam. In addition, he would finally pass to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with his 21st Grand SLAM title, which, as well as previous year's winner Thiem, will be missing due to injury.
He is the last Mohiker - Zverevs horror balance at Grand Slams
He's the last Mohiker, said Becker over his former protégé Djokovic, whose preparation was unusual for the tournament. The Serb has not participated in any tournament since the Olympics against Zverev in the semifinals and has traveled to New York early on. Should it come to a semi-final between Djokovic and ZVEREV, the Serbe will be the German more serious than maybe at Olympia. Such a defeat already hurts, that has more than curved him, Becker, who goes to the generational change of the big three looks at the younger generation as almost completed.
Matteo Berrettini, Stefanos TsitsiPas, Andrey Rublev, Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner is one of the TV expert on the other favorites. That except Sinner another player can come beyond the top ten to the semifinals, Becker does not believe. Also means: Zverev has to finally polish his horror balance to celebrate the first victory with a Grand Slam. The balance against top ten players in the best-of-five mode is currently 0:10.
Kerber can come very far
In the ladies competition, in which Sofia Kenin is missing next to the Williams sisters, according to Becker Angelique Kerber can quite good opportunities. The 33-year-old was able to win the tournament in Flushing Meadows in 2016 and convinced most recently both in Wimbledon and Cincinnati, when only in the semi-final against the world ranking Ashleigh Barty was concluded. She's re-strength and has new self-confidence, new joy. The US Open likes her, her lies the hard place. If she is looking forward to the game, the successes come back to the US Open, says Becker over the German.
Both the ladies and the men's favorite price therefore there is hope. While only two German players start at the ladies, the men are at least five players in the field of participants, about the qualifications could follow more. Kerber meets in the first round on Dajana Jastremska (Ukraine), Zverev gets it to do with the American Sam Querrey.
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