Zverev, confident in winning a Grand Slam: "I feel it can happen this year... and it will"

Alexander Zverev placed his name among the final four of the Miami Open 2026 after a great performance against Francisco Cerúndolo. Now the German will have to step up his game to face Jannik Sinner tonight.

Despite being criticized and haunted by the ghost of not having won a Grand Slam yet, the truth is that Alexander Zverev continues to faithfully fulfill his role as a top 5 player in the world. Showing a consistency that almost always propels him to the later stages of major tournaments, although his plans rarely work out there. In this Miami Open 2026, he reached the semifinals by dropping a set in four matches, repeating the same stage he went through in Indian Wells. And who eliminated him there? Exactly, the same man who awaits him here. These were the words of the German analyzing what strategy might be needed to defeat the Italian.

Good victory against Fran Cerúndolo

"Well, it's clear that I felt very good at the start of the match, I felt good throughout. My serve worked well, despite starting with a double fault, then I also felt very good on the return. I think my first return of the match was a winner, so when those two things work, from the baseline I can always rely on myself. I've been saying all year that I'm looking to play in a more aggressive manner, so today I think it worked perfectly."

The two keys to explain his victory

"Back to the same, I think the serve and the return have been two fundamental aspects, two aspects where he didn't feel so comfortable. He didn't feel free with those two factors, he didn't get free points, I feel like I put pressure on him from the very beginning, I guess opponents can feel a bit uncomfortable when I do that to them. It's not easy to do it, but when I'm able to do it and have that presence being very aggressive, that's when I get well inside the court. Probably today was very tough for him, although maybe he didn't play his best tennis, but I did feel very good."

On the path to 200 victories in Masters 1000

"These statistics are not very important, I don't think I will break records. One of the main things within those that matter to me is improving my game to win a Grand Slam, that is my main focus, my main goal. I feel that I am capable, for example, last year I didn't feel that way, I was playing poorly and suffering many injuries. When you play with constant pain and are not liberated on the court, it becomes much harder to bring out your best tennis, your confidence drops and it's difficult to get out of the situation, especially in tough moments like in the Grand Slams. This year I feel different and I feel that it can happen... and it will happen."

Sinner awaits in the semifinals

"We've had very good matches in recent years, very close matches in the past few months. It's true that he has won them all, so I hope that this time there will be a different outcome. In Indian Wells, I played a poor match, the shot that failed me the most was the serve, that day I served terribly, so I hope that this changes tomorrow. I hope to do the best I can."

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Alexander Zverev and the challenge of coming to the net against Sinner

"In all matches I try to use this tool, but against Jannik it will be more than difficult than against others. Simply due to the ball speed, his average ball speed is the highest on the circuit and he always stays at the baseline, not giving you much room, so you have to be aggressive in other ways. Definitely, I will try everything I can, I'll try to be the one who dominates the points, although I know it won't be easy against him."

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