Alexander Zverev shared his thoughts after losing to Jannik Sinner at the ATP Finals, insisting the contest was tighter than the 6-4, 6-3 score suggested. “I think generally today the match, the biggest difference was how he was serving on the break points. I had more break points than him. I felt very good from the baseline, actually better than in Vienna almost, when we were in the rally,” Zverev explained.
He pointed out that while Sinner converted both of his break opportunities, he himself failed to take advantage of seven chances. “To be honest, he had two chances to break me, and he used both of them. I had a lot of chances, and I didn’t use any,” Zverev admitted.
Serving under pressure
Zverev emphasized how Sinner’s serving made the difference in crucial moments. “Sometimes when he’s having a day like this where he’s serving unbelievable… seven break points, seven first serves, not one second serve I had. I was not even in the rally at all. I think I made one return. He hit a forehand winner. So yeah, it’s difficult like this,” he said.
He acknowledged Sinner’s improvement in this area. “Of course, he improved his serve a lot. All in all, from the baseline, how the game was, I thought it was a good match, which maybe was closer than the score says,” Zverev added.
Hoping for another meeting
Asked to sum up his feelings in one word, Zverev responded with optimism. “Listen, I hope to see him again – it’s as simple as that – this week,” he said, signaling his desire for another chance to face the Italian.
Learning from missed opportunities
Despite serving at 87% in the first set and winning 19 of 26 points on his first serve, Zverev still lost 6-4. Reflecting on this, he explained: “It’s not unplayable. I had many opportunities. He had one, he used the chance. This is why he’s No. 1 in the world, you know? He uses the chances that he gets. From the baseline, it was a high-level match. He just used his chances much, much better than me. That’s why in the end he won both sets.”
Alexander Zverev in 2025
At the moment ranked no.3, Alexander played his last match on the 12th of November when he overcame world no.5 Ben Shelton 6-3 7-6(6) in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At the moment, during this season Alexander achieved a compiled 55-24 record. Alexander clinched 1 title in Munich. The German reached the final at the Australian Open, Stuttgart and Vienna.
Jannik Sinner in 2025
Currently ranked no.2, the Italian played his last match on the 12th of November when he beat world no.8 Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5 6-1 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Until now, during this year Sinner has achieved a 55-6 win-loss record. Jannik has won 5 titles in 2025 at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, Beijing, Vienna and Paris. Sinner was the finalist in Rome, French Open, Cincinnati and U.S. Open.
Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner squared off 10 times. Their head to head is 6-4 for Sinner.