Alexander Zverev pledged to bounce again from his bitterly disappointing loss in the final of the US Open on Sunday to seize a Grand Slam someday. The 23-year-old German went two units and a break up in his first Grand Slam last earlier than shedding in 5 units to Austria’s Dominic Thiem. “I used to be tremendous near being a Grand Slam champion. I used to be a couple of video games away, possibly a couple of factors away,” a dejected Zverev instructed reporters. “For me what upset me probably the most isn’t the third set, it is the fifth set,” when he was serving for the championship at 5-3.
“I had a number of probabilities within the fifth set and did not use them,” he added.
The second seeded Thiem beat the fifth seed Zverev 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in 4hr 2min.
It was the primary time within the US Open’s Open period historical past {that a} participant had recovered from shedding the opening two units to win the title.
It was additionally the primary time the ultimate had been settled by a tie-break.
Zverev mentioned it damage to lose within the method he did.
“Clearly being two units to like and a break up in a Grand Slam last then shedding isn’t straightforward,” he instructed reporters.
Zverev’s debut look within the last-two of a tennis main got here after he reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open earlier this year.
Zverev mentioned the rawness of the Flushing Meadows defeat meant it was too quickly to say whether or not he had taken any positives from going a step additional.
“That query might be two, three days too early to ask proper now,” he mentioned.
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However the German, who got here into the event ranked seventh on the earth, added that he was certain he would seize a tennis main sooner or later.
“I am 23 years previous. I do not assume it is my final likelihood. I do consider that I can be a Grand Slam champion sooner or later,” he mentioned.
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