OH NO : Roger Federer bluntly gives reason Alexander Zverev won’t win Grand Slam title……

Roger Federer bluntly gives reason Alexander Zverev won’t win Grand Slam title

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Roger Federer has urged Alexander Zverev to play more aggressively when it matters most (Image: Getty)

Roger Federer has told Alexander Zverev that he won’t win a Grand Slam tennis title unless he plays more offensively. Zverev has lost in two finals and two semi-finals over the course of his career and he currently sits second in the ATP’s world rankings.

 

There was more frustration for the German at the US Open two-and-a-half weeks ago, as his strong run to the quarter-finals was put to an end by Taylor Fritz. Federer has since been asked for his take on why Zverev is struggling to make that final step towards a major crown.

 

“I’m not his coach, so I can speak freely,” said the Swiss, according to Bluewin. “To win a Grand Slam, you have to play far more offensively. The title doesn’t just come to you.

 

“When I watch him play, I see someone who plays far too passively, far too defensively in the decisive moments. Against the best players in the world you have to take the initiative and play offensively. He didn’t do that against Fritz.

 

“There’s not much missing. But to win a Grand Slam you have to trust your shots and play more offensively. He has to believe in this path. Every cell in your body has to feel that this is the only right way. The title doesn’t just come to you, especially not the first one.”

 

Zverev responded to Federer’s comments ahead of his bid for glory with Team Europe at the Laver Cup, which starts today (Friday) in Berlin.

 

“That’s nothing I don’t know,” he said. “It’s absolutely clear to me that I didn’t play the way I wanted to play. That was a terrible game from me. That’s why it’s completely okay wha

t Roger said.”