Zverev US Open "Flashbacks"

[Topspin 365]

"Every day 20-25 times" - Alexander Zverev on Getting Flashbacks From US Open 2020 Finals

After his US Open 2020 success, Alexander Zverev was halted in the fourth round of French Open 2020 by 19-year-old Jannik Sinner.

www.essentiallysports.com

"This week, the German ace Zverev has decided to play on his home turf in Cologne, Germany. During the pre-match presser, he reflected on the dramatic fifth set that he played during the US Open 2020 finals against Dominic Thiem.

It was one of the most important deciding sets in Sascha’s career, and its conclusion left him in shambles. It’s been almost four weeks now, but Zverev still regrets dropping the most precious set of his career, which cost him a Major title. He was 5-3 up in the fifth and was serving for his first Grand Slam crown. With Sascha committing a few unforced errors, Thiem made his Slam breakthrough with a 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) victory.

“Every day 20-25 times. In the nights, too. And in my dreams, too. I think that says it all, no?” Zverev replied when asked how many times a day does he think about the US Open final."

 

[Musterrific]

Poor Street suffering PTSD.

Will now go slamless in his career.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Zverev whining and miserable again?

 

[Beckerserve]

"Every day 20-25 times" - Alexander Zverev on Getting Flashbacks From US Open 2020 Finals

After his US Open 2020 success, Alexander Zverev was halted in the fourth round of French Open 2020 by 19-year-old Jannik Sinner.

www.essentiallysports.com

"This week, the German ace Zverev has decided to play on his home turf in Cologne, Germany. During the pre-match presser, he reflected on the dramatic fifth set that he played during the US Open 2020 finals against Dominic Thiem.

It was one of the most important deciding sets in Sascha’s career, and its conclusion left him in shambles. It’s been almost four weeks now, but Zverev still regrets dropping the most precious set of his career, which cost him a Major title. He was 5-3 up in the fifth and was serving for his first Grand Slam crown. With Sascha committing a few unforced errors, Thiem made his Slam breakthrough with a 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) victory.

“Every day 20-25 times. In the nights, too. And in my dreams, too. I think that says it all, no?” Zverev replied when asked how many times a day does he think about the US Open final."

No sympathy from me. Serving an 89 mph first serve is just unforgivable.

 

[King No1e]

Has to be really tough for Street. If he can overcome that loss and actually win a Slam, it would be so well-deserved.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Damn, don't you guys feel at least a little sorry for him?

I do.

I mean, am glad Thiem finally won one, but this is awful.

 

[weakera]

He knows he's not good enough to make it back there again because Djokodal won't be absent again in the late stages. So he blew his chance.

 

[Red Rick]

Well what matters is how he moves on from this.

 

[King No1e]

Damn, don't you guys feel at least a little sorry for him?

I do.

I mean, am glad Thiem finally won one, but this is awful.

Z won my respect that day (but his 2nd serve didn't). It felt a bit like the W09 final; what was supposed to be Thiem's crowning moment ended with me just feeling bad for Zverev. He played his heart out but the old demons came back to haunt him before he could close it out.

When Sascha does win a Slam (I'm pretty sure he will at some point), it'd be quite the story.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Z won my respect that day (but his 2nd serve didn't). It felt a bit like the W09 final; what was supposed to be Thiem's crowning moment ended with me just feeling bad for Zverev. He played his heart out but the old demons came back to haunt him before he could close it out.

When Sascha does win a Slam (I'm pretty sure he will at some point), it'd be quite the story.

Unlike some sadistic tennis fans out there (won't mention any names), I usually root for whoever lost his first or 2nd or especially 3rd slam finale - at their next slam finale.

Spoiler

Except Soderling. He could have gone 0-8 in slam finales as far as I'm concerned...

 

[King No1e]

Zverev whining and miserable again?

Losing in a 5th set tiebreak must be genuinely demoralizing for a player in his 1st final.

Thankfully, he didn't blow a 40-15 lead

I'm sure you wouldn't begrudge the Nole trolls taking pleasure in this, would you now?

 

[ForehandCross]

Damn, don't you guys feel at least a little sorry for him?

I do.

I mean, am glad Thiem finally won one, but this is awful.

I am a Thiem fan. And I feel extremely sad for zverev.

Big 3 fans are spoiled. They do know the meaning of a single slam victory for the fans of not as successful players.

I hope Sascha turns it around. Maybe at next USO.

 

[BeatlesFan]

I feel extremely sad for zverev.

There's room for one such person on earth.

 

[ForehandCross]

There's room for one such person on earth.

Is that Jim carrey?

 

[Deleted member 771911]

Poor Zverev.
I have no sympathy. He had his chances.

 

[SinneGOAT]

I feel sorry for him, but I don’t think he’s gonna immediately rebound. I don’t see him making slam finals for another year or two.

 

[weakera]

Losing in a 5th set tiebreak must be genuinely demoralizing for a player in his 1st final.

Thankfully, he didn't blow a 40-15 lead

I'm sure you wouldn't begrudge the Nole trolls taking pleasure in this, would you now?

 

[MeatTornado]

Losing in a 5th set tiebreak must be genuinely demoralizing for a player in his 1st final.

Thankfully, he didn't blow a 40-15 lead

I'm sure you wouldn't begrudge the Nole trolls taking pleasure in this, would you now?

I didn't even play the match and I thought about 40-15 more than 25 times a day in the weeks after.

 

[Frenchy-Player]

 

[Tennisbg]

He knows he's not good enough to make it back there again because Djokodal won't be absent again in the late stages. So he blew his chance.

He can wait another 3-4 years, he is young.

 

[weakera]

He can wait another 3-4 years, he is young.

Fair enough

 

[Red Rick]

Z won my respect that day (but his 2nd serve didn't). It felt a bit like the W09 final; what was supposed to be Thiem's crowning moment ended with me just feeling bad for Zverev. He played his heart out but the old demons came back to haunt him before he could close it out.

When Sascha does win a Slam (I'm pretty sure he will at some point), it'd be quite the story.

 

[ND-13]

Losing in a 5th set tiebreak must be genuinely demoralizing for a player in his 1st final.

Thankfully, he didn't blow a 40-15 lead

I'm sure you wouldn't begrudge the Nole trolls taking pleasure in this, would you now?

This pic is incomplete in this forum without this...

 

[JoshuaPim]

Losing in a 5th set tiebreak must be genuinely demoralizing for a player in his 1st final.

Thankfully, he didn't blow a 40-15 lead

I thought Djoker fans kept quiet about this since the DQ.

 

[DSH]

This child also had nightmares because of the German player:

 

[Frenchy-Player]

This child also had nightmares because of the German player:

It's the same boy hit by a ball too

 

[TheNachoMan]

I hope he doesn’t suffer from the Coria effect. That would really suck..

here’s hoping he wins a slam next year

 

[kevin qmto]

Z won my respect that day (but his 2nd serve didn't). It felt a bit like the W09 final; what was supposed to be Thiem's crowning moment ended with me just feeling bad for Zverev. He played his heart out but the old demons came back to haunt him before he could close it out.

When Sascha does win a Slam (I'm pretty sure he will at some point), it'd be quite the story.

Idk about that, no one would look back and feel bad for Roddick had he blown a 2 sets to love lead at W09, that match was neck and neck the whole ride.

 

[DSH]

I hope he doesn’t suffer from the Coria effect. That would really suck..

here’s hoping he wins a slam next year

Having that second serve, I doubt it!

 

[UnderratedSlam]

I hope he doesn’t suffer from the Coria effect. That would really suck..

here’s hoping he wins a slam next year

Very extreme final. A career killer.

 

[Deleted member 629564]

I hope he doesn’t suffer from the Coria effect. That would really suck..

It's even more problematic, cause Zverev is an usual choker. Just see 'Poor Zverev...DESTROYED once more, LOL!' topic. He chokes plenty of times per year.

Now in this field the main question will be: is his choking an effect of 2020 USO final? or rather did he just returned to his normal chokeness level?


Furthermore he declares thinking about it 20-25 times per day.
It means statistically every 57-72 minutes his mind goes back to it.
Conclusion is clear: it's not possible for him to play tennis match USO-nightmare free.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Losing in a 5th set tiebreak must be genuinely demoralizing for a player in his 1st final.

Thankfully, he didn't blow a 40-15 lead

I'm sure you wouldn't begrudge the Nole trolls taking pleasure in this, would you now?

Experiencing this while you already have 20, a world of difference to TRUE suffering experienced by Coria and Zverev.

 

[King No1e]

Experiencing this while you already have 20, a world of difference to TRUE suffering experienced by Coria and Zverev.

Or Ivanisevic after losing his 3rd Wimb final to Sampras in that marathon 5-setter.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Or Ivanisevic after losing his 3rd Wimb final to Sampras in that marathon 5-setter.

True, but I had zero empathy because he basically just blasted aces and made no real effort - in terms of the effort shown by Chang, Courier, Muster.

I had no respect for Ivanisevic, never felt sorry for him. He was a grumpy, lazy clown.

 

[King No1e]

True, but I had zero empathy because he basically just blasted aces and made no real effort - in terms of the effort shown by Chang, Courier, Muster.

I had no respect for Ivanisevic, never felt sorry for him. He was a grumpy, lazy clown.

To be fair, that's just how Ivanisevic played the game. He was a one-dimensional servebot with little else to his game, but that doesn't make him "lazy". He had to work his @$$ off to get that serve in the first place, and to fight off all the injuries later in his career.

It takes effort to be a servebot too, you know?

 

[UnderratedSlam]

To be fair, that's just how Ivanisevic played the game. He was a one-dimensional servebot with little else to his game, but that doesn't make him "lazy". He had to work his @$$ off to get that serve in the first place, and to fight off all the injuries later in his career.

It takes effort to be a servebot too, you know?

It's all relative... The effort is there, but compared to Muster or Courier Goran doesn't know what effort even means.

 

[AlexanderTheGreat08]

It’s over for him

 

[Fedinkum]

“Every day 20-25 times. In the nights, too. And in my dreams, too. I think that says it all, no?” Zverev replied..."

 

[duaneeo]

Damn, don't you guys feel at least a little sorry for him?

I feel sorry for me and his other few fans on this board. When Zverev broke to serve for the match, I began searching for anti-Zverev threads to bump! Oh, the disappointment.

 

[Fedinkum]

Losing in a 5th set tiebreak must be genuinely demoralizing for a player in his 1st final.

Thankfully, he didn't blow a 40-15 lead

I'm sure you wouldn't begrudge the Nole trolls taking pleasure in this, would you now?

You do know us Fed fans have a new standard reply to that now

 

[BeatlesFan]

I hope he doesn’t suffer from the Coria effect. That would really suck..

 

[BeatlesFan]

I feel sorry for me and his other few fans on this board. When Zverev broke to serve for the match, I began searching for anti-Zverev threads to bump! Oh, the disappointment.

Jump off the Zverev train and get abroad the Sinner Express.

 

[Rorano_Fedalovic]

he should put on a couple more gold chains to counter these oh-so-horrible flashbacks.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

I feel sorry for me and his other few fans on this board. When Zverev broke to serve for the match, I began searching for anti-Zverev threads to bump! Oh, the disappointment.

You ever heard of jinx?

Highly underestimated.

 

[michiru]

No sympathy from me. Serving an 89 mph first serve is just unforgivable.

Sara Errani wishes

 

[TheNachoMan]

It’s over for him

He‘s 23 lol. Tim just won his first slam and he’s 27.

 

[michiru]

these guys will never win a slam with a full draw lol

 

[duaneeo]

Jump off the Zverev train and get abroad the Sinner Express.

I've decided to wait at the train station. I'll jump on the first 'New Slam Winner' Express (tho not the Thiem train) the minute it arrives.

 

[Rorano_Fedalovic]

I've decided to wait at the train station. I'll jump on the first 'New Slam Winner' Express (tho not the Thiem train) the minute it arrives.

still jumping on if that person happens to win only after nadl/dropshotovic are past 40?

 

[Musterrific]

It's all relative... The effort is there, but compared to Muster or Courier Goran doesn't know what effort even means.

That's why it was so satisfying when Muster took him to the woodshed on hardcourts of all places at the '97 AO.