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It is a pleasure to see Jimmy Connors more active than ever, giving his opinion on absolutely everything lately. In the latest episode of his podcast, the former world number one analyzed Alexander Zverev's chances of winning a Grand Slam.

Will Alexander Zverev ever win a Grand Slam title? This story has been seen more times than that of the boy who cried wolf, but that's the intriguing part, that until it happens – if it happens at all – we can spend ink discussing the challenge that the German still faces ahead. Until now, Jimmy Connors had remained silent, but in his latest Advantage Connors Podcast, he wanted to show support for the player from Hamburg. According to the American, there is still room for him to win that coveted trophy, although some things will need to change for that to happen.

“Right now, he is in third place in the world rankings, where he surely earns a lot of money. He has in his hands 95% of everything he wants, except a Grand Slam title. In that situation, if he wants to give that final push, he will have to focus to the maximum and sacrifice a little to surpass himself,” warns the champion of 109 individual titles, eight of which were Grand Slam titles. The issue is that there is a risk that Sascha has become too comfortable in that position, losing the appetite –and possibly the faith– to make that final leap.

“I understand him, sometimes it's hard to accept when you look up and you are the third best player in the world, receiving all those accolades, and millions of people following you on social media. But the day he hangs up his racket, he will look back and say: I won some tournaments, but I never won a Grand Slam,” assures a Connors who started building his legendary career at a very young age, although he also suffered the frustration in his last seasons of not having those opportunities for success again.

When Will Zverev Win His First Grand Slam Title?

It's the million-dollar question, one that fewer and fewer people are asking, as seasons go by and time is running out for a Zverev who is approaching 29 years old. By no means should we consider him a veteran already, but it's true that the gap he has been left by the two current dominant players is becoming substantial. Here is where Connors dares to propose some timelines for the German to seize his moment.

“I know he has defeated Carlos and Jannik, and he has reached that point where he wonders what else it will take to win a Grand Slam. He has the talent, has already had several opportunities to win it, but now he has these two young guys breathing down his neck. If his time comes, it has to be now because, sooner or later, those opportunities run out […] The reason I enjoy talking about Zverev the most is because I truly believe he can achieve it,” concludes the great champion of the seventies.

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