Last night, Beijing time, the Montpellier final began, against the Kazakh cannon Bublik and the tournament's top seed Zverev.
In the past, Bublik's four tour finals have been fruitless, while Zverev won all of them last season, winning all the finals, defeating opponents such as Tsitsipas (Alpulco), Beretini (Madrid Masters), Rublev (Cincinnati Masters), Kachanov (Olympics), and Medvedev (year-end finals).
Comparing the two, it is clear which is better or worse. However, in yesterday's game, Bublik staged a good play of a weak victory over the strong, he defeated Zverev 6-4, 6-3, and finally won the first singles title of his career after entering the tour final for the fifth time, while Zverev did not win his 20th personal title.
Before the start of the season, Zverev was already eager to try, bluntly saying that only he, Djokovic and Medvedev are the top three in the world on the hard bottom court today, and are expected to compete for this year's Grand Slam title.
Unfortunately, at the Australian Open, Medvedev played his strength and advanced all the way to the final. Although Djokovic did not participate, if he participated in the Australian Open, who has always achieved excellent results, he would most likely be either the champion or the runner-up. Even Nadal, who has never been against the Australian Open, has won the championship this time.
On the contrary, Zverev, when facing shapovalov, a Canadian who has never been able to play at a high level in the competition, was in no state, and finally lost three sets, which was a big upset.
During the game, his impetuous scene appeared again, frequently smashing, and it seemed that the reckless teenager of the past had returned to our sight.
It should be said that after Zverev's semi-final battle with Djokovic at last year's Olympic Games, his mental maturity has increased significantly compared with the past.
And last year's final all won, defeating the master like a cloud, which proved his strength.
Unfortunately for the U.S. Open, in the best Grand Slam so far, he suffered a reversal by Djokovic in his lead and missed the final summit showdown.
The most criticized is that he has not yet won a single of the world's top ten in the Grand Slam, and the highest ranking is still a victory over Monfils, who was then ranked thirteenth in the world, which is difficult to match his third-place position in the world ranking.
And in order to win a Grand Slam title, the world's top ten players must face it no matter what. I believe that Zverev's defeat this time was an accident, but where will he go in the future? (Source: Tennis House Author: Luo ChengQiye)