Zverev, after falling to Sinner: "I would have lost to anyone today"

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Alexander Zverev has shown his most self-critical side after losing against Jannik Sinner in the 2026 Mutua Madrid Open final in less than an hour, with an unrecognizable level on his part. The German tennis player admitted in the subsequent press conference that he would have lost against anyone today, and then stated that the Italian player is above any other on the circuit.

According to Zverev, Jannik Sinner is even above Carlos Alcaraz, whom he included in the same group as himself and Novak Djokovic, claiming that there is also a significant difference between them and the rest. Today, it was demonstrated why Jannik has won five consecutive Masters 1000 titles, only dropping two sets in this timespan, allowing him to reclaim the ATP ranking throne and earn praise from his rivals, although on this occasion 'Sascha' believes it was not merit on the Italian's part but rather his own demerit.

Zverev states that Sinner is above Alcaraz and the rest of the circuit

Tough loss against Sinner

He's very good, of course, but I think that today I would have lost against anyone, to be honest. I think I played a terrible tennis match today.

Struggles with the strategy

Well, to be honest, I think everyone struggles against him. He has won the last five Masters 1000, so I'm not the only one losing to him. I just lose more because I always end up playing against him and I lose. That's how it goes. Today doesn't make much sense to talk about strategy; it was a terrible match on my part. I don't think much strategy was involved.

Fatigue for Rome and Roland Garros

Right now, I'm exhausted, to be honest. Two-week tournaments are tough. Mentally, you have to stay focused for a longer period. I like playing night matches here, but I feel a bit of jetlag because last week I think I didn't go to bed before 4 in the morning even once. It's tough. Also, I feel that if that happens, and I understand that night matches are more popular with the public and all, the final should also be at night because it seems fairer to both players. When it's a day match and you've played night matches all week, it's very difficult. Especially, of course, against Jannik, it's always tough, no matter where, no matter how you play, but with everything behind, today was simply impossible.

Sinner's level

Frankly, I'm not surprised. He's the world number one. I don't think he's more than that; it's not that he's improving, I think he's very stable. He doesn't have downturns, he doesn't have phases where his level drops. I think that's why he's the world number one. For me, that's even more spectacular, that he can maintain the level all the time.

Gap between Alcaraz and Sinner and the rest of the circuit

Well, I think there's a big difference between Sinner and everyone else right now. It's pretty simple, and I think there's a big difference between Alcaraz, me, maybe Novak, and everyone else. I think there are two differences right now. It's hard to say there's no difference between Sinner and everyone else when he hasn't lost a match in a Masters 1000 since Shanghai. He hasn't lost a match in almost nine months. I think we have to admit that there's a difference between him and everyone else.

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