What can Sascha Zverev do to conquer Sinner in the AO 2025 Final?

The Shelton disrespect.

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Hopefully he goes for his shots and plays like he got nothing to lose. He’s the underdog and not many will expect him to win. That should help him relax and go for it. He must serve really well too.

At least he will be very fresh for this final which most of the time he isn’t by latter stages of a slam. He has a shot despite being the underdog.
 
All i say that Z has not to be nervous by the situation. And Z has to play like 100% of his game. As if his life depends on this match result. He has the game to beat Sinner(sorry shelton) . Only thing is how much he want to win.
 
no more double faults at critical moments and
he needs to win three straight sets
otherwise, he does not have the energy to play more than three sets
 
Sinner will be Sinner, he will be a tough opponent. However, I believe Zverev has big enough game to beat anyone now. He just has to believe in himself and play normally when he is under pressure. He used to be very defensive when he got into trouble, for example, his 2nd serve suddenly becomes weak and things like that, but it seems he has matured a lot in that department as well. Who knows, this year may be his time. I still believe Sinner in 4, but I think Zverev has his chances.
 
beware: the h2h is in Zverev favor, in their last meeting (Cincinnati) Sinner won, but it was extremely close.
And anyway he need to beat Shelton first, wich can be difficult and energy draining.
 
I also think that Yannick will win because he has something like Federer, Djokovic, Nadal has hmm the ability to play ice-cold tennis in the decisive situations. Only champions have this ability.


Added to this is the fact that the opponent of diabetes is.

I simply say that a diabetic or a top athlete who is diabetic will not be able to push his body in the decisive moments or over a very long period of time so that it does not collapse from a medical point of view. Sugar is low and then he loses.
 
I'm German. I would be very happy if Sascha won. He would deserve it, but I think it will be difficult. Maybe he would have a chance against another player. Maybe he would even have won against Carlos, but he will lose against Jannik.
 
Z is a very capable player with an excellent game. But he took 80 minutes to win one set over injured oldovic, playing very passive tennis. It's still a win, but he will really have to step it up against Sinner. The fh and serve will need to hold up in the tight moments of the match.
 
weakera said:
What should his strategy be?
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Lace Sinner's drinks before the match to put him to sleep. Mind you, even fast asleep Sinner lying motionless on the court would get double fault out of Zverev on match points.
Lets be honest Sinner has this in the bag now and as an Alcaraz fan its getting frustrating. 4-3. FO is a big one. Almost certainly FO will be Sinner v Alcaraz final in my view.
 
Serve well and be aggressive when he needs to finish off points. Cincy last year was dead close and I expect the same here.
 
Zverev can hope, that Sinner somehow gets physical problems, like in his match with Rune, or his match with Med at Wimbledon. Still sometimes he looks a bit frail. But he is mentally very tough and has learnt to overcome some crisis. Zverev is fresh unlike last year going into the final, and has a chance to wear him out. In a day match he would have better chances. But Sinner has the more compact and aggressive game, and can do all things on court a little bit better.
 
rigged said:
Serve like he did against Alcaraz last year.
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For real. If I remember correctly, in the three sets he won against Carlos in that match, his first serve percentage was like 88-89%. Absurd. Pretty much gonna need that kind of percentage without shying away from the lines, and then actually play some aggressive tennis on return points.
 
Zverev simply has to show up...
Zverev leads Sinner 4-2, including 3-1 on hardcourt.
And Sinner won their last match, but it was 76(9) 5-7 7-6(4) at Cincinnati 2024!
Expect a lot of cramps, because Zverev is a thousand times better than that American college player...
 
MeatTornado said:
Zverev's in a pickle. Other than his 1st serve, he doesn't do anything better than Sinner. He doesn't have the firepower to hit through Jannik, and it's not like he has superior stamina to outlast him in rallies either.

Realistically his only hope is to just focus on taking care of his own serve and getting lucky in tiebreaks.
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Basically this. He also needs the first set as sinner tends to give up some looks early then settles into his groove.
 
Rosstour said:
He's got the mojo. Watching him bowl over Musetti was kind of eye opening
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Shelton likes the big stage, but what he needs now is to get a new coach. His father has taught him as much as he can, he needs fresh pair of eyes to know harness and bring his talent together.
 
1. Have one of his lights-out serving days to keep the pressure on/his service games short.

2. Hit his forehand LIKE HE MEANS IT, as he has done when playing well in this tournament, much more in week 1 than week 2, sadly. Though there were signs of it against Djokovic.

3. Come forward. He has been doing a lot more of this lately than we're used to seeing from him. He particularly executed really well in the tiebreak against Djokovic this morning.

4. Don't choke, don't choke, don't choke, don't choke.
 
Bride of Alcaraz said:
Zverev simply has to show up...
Zverev leads Sinner 4-2, including 3-1 on hardcourt.
And Sinner won their last match, but it was 76(9) 5-7 7-6(4) at Cincinnati 2024!
Expect a lot of cramps, because Zverev is a thousand times better than that American college player...
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This is not untrue. There matches have been close. Still hoping Sinner can slam the door, but I imagine this will be a lot closer than his final against Fritz at the USO.
 
Pretty much disengage his conscious brain and rely on his unconscious brain. If he starts overthinking he will choke.

Just serve big and really go for his shots like Olympic final in 21 or even his S/F at RG against Rafa in 22 where he played some amazing tennis, before his injury.
 
Sinner was cramping at night vs. Shelton, a player not known for long points.
So there's a good chance Sinner will cramp a lot worse vs. Zverev, a day match with LONG rallies galore...
So even if Zverev plays timid, it may be enough!
 
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