{"id":231598,"date":"2025-10-29T07:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/231598\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T07:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:12:08","slug":"jimmy-connors-says-if-he-thinks-alexander-zverev-can-still-win-a-grand-slam-hes-not-getting-any-younger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/231598\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Connors says if he thinks Alexander Zverev can still win a Grand Slam, ‘he\u2019s not getting any younger’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alexander Zverev failed to win his first Grand Slam in 2025.<\/p>\n

The German star began the year in fine form, reaching the final of the Australian Open, where Zverev lost to Jannik Sinner<\/a> in straight sets.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Zverev<\/a>, he couldn\u2019t maintain that form through the remainder of the year, as he failed to reach another major semifinal (French Open \u2013 Lost in QF, Wimbledon \u2013 Lost in 1R, US Open \u2013 Lost in 3R).<\/p>\n

\"AlexanderPhoto by Mike Stobe\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Most recently, Zverev fell to Sinner again in the Vienna Open final<\/a>, despite leading the Italian by a set to love.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the world number three\u2019s latest defeat, tennis legend Jimmy Connors<\/a> has shared whether he believes he has what it takes to win a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

Jimmy Connors still thinks that Alexander Zverev \u2018can\u2019 win a Grand Slam<\/p>\n

During the latest episode of \u2018Advantage Connors\u2019, the eight-time major champion had this to say about Zverev\u2019s Grand Slam chances.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is ranked number three, he is in the top five, I\u2019m sure he\u2019s making a ton of dough. He has got 95% of everything he wants, but a Grand Slam. To make that last little push, he is going to have to really put his mind to it and sacrifice a little bit to push himself that little extra,\u201d said Connors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get it. It\u2019s sometimes tough to do, when you look up and you are the third-best player in the world and you get all the accolades and people are following you on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut when you hang up the racket, you are going to look back and say I won a few tournaments, but I never won a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know he has beaten [Carlos] Alcaraz and [Jannik] Sinner, and you get to the point where it\u2019s like, what\u2019s it going to take for him to win a Grand Slam?<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason I like talking about him is that I think he can.<\/p>\n

\"AlexanderPhoto by Christian Bruna\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI know he has won titles and makes a ton of money, and I\u2019m sure that\u2019s very satisfying, but when it comes to hanging up your racket, you are going to say I won x amount of dollars and x amount of tournaments, but I\u2019m missing one thing. I\u2019m missing a Grand Slam.\u201d<\/p>\n

Connors believes Zverev has what it takes, but is wary that time is running out for the 28-year-old.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor someone like him, who has the talent, and has had three or four opportunities to win. It\u2019s not like he\u2019s getting any younger, and he has got these young guys crawling up his back in Alcaraz and Sinner,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo his time has got to be now because eventually those windows close.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zverev has certainly had his chances, but just how close has he come to winning a Grand Slam title?<\/p>\n

Alexander Zverev\u2019s Grand Slam record<\/p>\n

The German has entered 39 major tournaments, reaching six quarterfinals, six semifinals, and three finals.<\/p>\n

Grand SlamBest performance2025 performanceWin\/Loss recordWin %Australian OpenF \u2013 2025Lost in F31-1076%French OpenF \u2013 2024Lost in QF38-1079%Wimbledon4R \u2013 2017, 2021, 2024Lost in 1R16-964%US OpenF \u2013 2020Lost in 3R28-1074%Alexander Zverev\u2019s record at Grand Slams<\/p>\n

He came closest to lifting a major title at the US Open<\/a> five years ago.<\/p>\n

Playing in his first Grand Slam final, Zverev led his close friend Dominic Thiem<\/a> by two sets to love on Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/p>\n

Zverev couldn\u2019t get over the line, however, crumbling under the pressure, as he lost 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-7 [6-8].<\/p>\n

He\u2019s played two major finals since, but hasn\u2019t gotten any closer, as he remains Slam-less, at age 28.<\/p>\n

Only time will tell if he can finally pick up his first Grand Slam in 2026\u2026<\/p>\n

The world number three won\u2019t be thinking about the Australian Open just yet, however, as he first looks to defend his Paris Masters<\/a> title.<\/p>\n

Alexander Zverev\u2019s route to a second consecutive Paris Masters title<\/p>\n

The German won his first Paris Masters title last year, but has been given a much tougher draw this time around.<\/p>\n

Alexander Zverev\u2019s route to the title (By ranking)2R \u2013 Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ATP #49)3R \u2013 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ATP #15)QF \u2013 Lorenzo Musetti (ATP #8)SF \u2013 Jannik Sinner (ATP #2)F \u2013 Carlos Alcaraz (ATP #1)<\/p>\n

Zverev may need to beat Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz in back-to-back matches if he wants to defend his title.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll first take on Argentina\u2019s Camilo Ugo Carabelli in his opening match on Wednesday, October 29.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Alexander Zverev failed to win his first Grand Slam in 2025. The German…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231599,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[7570,1308,1985,101,118,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-231598","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-alexander-zverev","9":"tag-atp","10":"tag-jimmy-connors","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-tennis","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}