Alcaraz swept to win the title, why is Zverev so vulnerable?

Whether it's an amateur or professional match, whether it's a challenge, a tour or a Grand Slam, the number of people watching the final is always the highest. The final is fascinating not only because it is given the most important meaning, but also because it is often the most exciting game.

However, such thoughts and expectations were shattered again last night by Zverev. 6-3 6-1, Alcaraz defeated Zverev in a near-sweeping manner to win the Madrid Masters. It was Alcaraz's biggest title, but it was one of the most suspenseful and ugly finals that the audience felt.

The match took just 62 minutes, compared to the last semi-final against Djokovic, which took 3 hours and 34 minutes. Zverev scored just 29 points in total, averaging 1.8 points per game, didn't get any break points, and the second-serve scoring rate of the ability and status was only 25% (only 4 points were scored for 16 second-serves)...

Even more outrageous, Zverev sent the championship point with a double error, followed by a double error to lose the match. Such a final approach, even the director with the biggest brain hole can not make up such an absurd plot.

Why should I say that the expectations of the audience were "broken" again by Zverev?

Think of the 2020 US Open final, Zverev's performance in the decider is almost a "weak chicken", think of his 129 km/h soft second shot, think of the Grand Slam final that many fans call "rookie pecking each other". Comparing the two, you will feel that Zverev's performance last night was not too bad.

In 2014, Zverev won the Australian Open Junior Championship and topped the Youth World No. 1;

Won the first tour title in St. Petersburg in 2016;

In 2017, he won two consecutive Masters titles in Rome and the Rogers Cup and became the first post-90s player to win the Masters title, and the world ranking also reached the top ten for the first time;

Won his third Masters title in Madrid in 2018, winning consecutive titles against Federer and Djokovic in the year-end finals;

Reached the final four of the Australian Open in 2020 and reached the final of the US Open;

In 2021, he beat Nadal and Thiem in Madrid to win the title, followed by the Olympic singles gold medal after beating Djokovic in Tokyo. Five months ago in the ATP year-end finals, Zverev beat Djokovic and Medvedev to win the title.

With a smooth career path, beating the Giants many times to win the title, and being a two-time winner of the Madrid Masters, why did Zverev perform so badly last night?

If you take a closer look at Zverev's upbringing, emotional history, and life history, I believe you will understand why he played such a game.

Some fans may not know much that Alcaraz's current coach Ferrero has coached Zverev. During the final, his former coach sat in his opponent's box, a feeling that only those who have experienced it know.

Previously, Ferrero had exposed that Zverev was not focused enough and easy to lose control of his emotions during training, frequently looked at his mobile phone during training, and often brought emotional problems in his life to the training ground. Because of this, Ferrero announced his breakup with Zverev a few months after he was in charge.

In terms of emotional history, Zverev has at least three public ex-girlfriends, one of whom has given birth to an illegitimate daughter for him, and one accuses him of frequent domestic violence during the relationship, and this incident has reached the German court and ATP. Although Zverev denied all the allegations, in the face of the ex-girlfriend's convincing reports and accusations, people had to doubt the authenticity of the incident, believing that the court and the ATP would eventually investigate clearly and give both sides an explanation. Regardless of the final outcome, the case has dealt a blow and interference to his psyche and caused damage to his personal image.

When it comes to psychology and personal image, Zverev's performance on the pitch is even more jaw-dropping. Smashing rackets, intimidating spectators, intimidating opponents, and intimidating referees have all appeared on him many times. Despite being among the top at-the-TOP ATP players, Zverev has been warned, fined, and banned for violations, which is comparable to the famous "bad boy of tennis" Kyrgios.

As mentioned earlier, Zverev is currently saddled with two pending lawsuits, one is the case of the ex-girlfriend suspected of domestic violence, the German court and the ATP have not yet issued a final ruling, and the other is that the ATP was suspended for 8 weeks (suspended) for smashing the referee's chair and insulting the referee at the Acapulco match in March. If he repeats a similar violation before March next year, he will be suspended from the ATP.

This is Zverev's current situation, and there may be other direct reasons why he was in such poor shape in last night's game.

In response to this question, Zverje blamed the poor performance on the schedule. "The schedule needs to be done better... Yesterday I started the game at 11:00 pm and I played three sets and didn't finish until 1:30. I went back to the hotel, then ate and did a relaxing massage with the therapist as I had to get my body ready for the next day. By the time all this was done, it was already 5:00 a.m. If you stay up late until 4:00-5:00 a.m., you'll be tired the next day. If you do this for two nights in a row, you're completely dead, you're destroyed, and you won't be able to compete at the highest level. ”

Zverev's words give us a deeper understanding of how he performed last night. Coincidentally, his irrational behavior of abusing the referee and smashing the referee's chair in Acapulco was out of control, and it was also because of a similar situation that his last singles match started too late to stay up until 4:00-5:00 a.m. the next day.

Fortunately, Zverev did not make such a reckless move as Acapulco last night, presumably because this is a Masters final, and he is saddled with a suspension penalty, right?

Despite losing the final in an unsatisfactory and even humiliating way, Zverev was gracious and polite. He said before the final, "There is no ceiling for Alcaraz. Nadal ruled Madrid for 15 years, and the next 15 years belonged to Alcaraz. ”

After losing the final, Zverev said to Alcaraz, "Now you are the best player in the world. It's great to see that there's such a new superstar in tennis, you're going to win many Grand Slams, you're going to be number one in the world and you're going to be here many times. ”

Tennis woman Vajravravra said she had never seen a 19-year-old with such great power, and she thought Alcaraz was a more powerful, enhanced version of Djokovic. "He's more powerful than anyone I've ever met. I think he can be the next Djokovic and be the more powerful Djokovic. It's a very scary idea (laughs). ”

In the face of a tidal wave of praise, the 19-year-old Alcaraz was calm and humble. 'Djokovic is world number one and even though I won the Barcelona championship in my home country and beat Nadal and Djokovic in Madrid, I don't consider myself the best player in the world.

At noon today, at THEP will announce the latest edition of the singles standings, and Alcaraz will rise from ninth in the world to sixth in the world. 'Tomorrow I will be sixth, but I have five players ahead of me and (only by surpassing them) I can be the best player. Alcaraz said.

Alcaraz also said he would miss the Roma Masters in order to allow the injured ankle to fully recover before preparing for the French Open that starts on May 22.

Finally, Alcaraz coach Ferrero is a former world number one who won the French Open in 2003. (Source: Tennis House Author: Yun Cirrus Yunshu)