Alexander Zverev’s Wimbledon story has not gone to plan, with the German failing to breach the fourth-round stage so far.
The world number three is one of the most talented players on the ATP Tour and the best male German player since Boris Becker. Zverev has been unable to win his first Grand Slam despite an excellent groundstroke game, including a backhand highly praised by Andre Agassi.
Ironically, Becker’s favourite surface was arguably grass – a surface Zverev has struggled on. The German has made the final of each Grand Slam except Wimbledon.
As this year’s Wimbledon Championships come into view, Zverev will be hoping to improve upon his relatively poor past results in London.
Alexander Zverev hopes to avoid injury at Wimbledon 2025
Speaking to Tennis365, Zverev said: “I didn’t particularly love grass before, but I do feel like the last few years I’ve been playing well on the surface, especially last year we said I felt like I was playing my best tennis at Wimbledon, but then I got injured, unfortunately, in the third round against Cam Norrie,” he added.
“I hope this year is going to be no different and hopefully without injury and we’ll see how far I can go and what I can do at this time.”
Zverev reached the final of the Australian Open this year, only to be swiftly dismissed by world number one Jannik Sinner, losing 3-6 6-7 3-6.
Despite a strong quarter-final run at the French Open, Zverev’s season has been disappointing. His only title of 2025 thus far is the BMW Open.
Zverev continued: “I feel, I feel confident, I feel confident that, you know, it can work out well. People probably wouldn’t think Wimbledon is the Slam I will win, but I’m feeling confident.
“Maybe it’s the one that nobody expects me to win. No one is thinking of me going into the tournament, but I feel I can do well.”
Alexander Zverev’s Wimbledon preparation
Zverev has enjoyed mixed results during his preparation for Wimbledon. He has failed to add another title to his sole 2025 trophy but registered strong performances on a surface he has had little joy on.
The German recorded impressive wins over Corentin Moutet, Brandon Nakashima and Ben Shelton on his way to the Boss Open final. He was then stopped by Taylor Fritz, who went on to win the Eastbourne Open a week later.
At the Halle Open, he was fortunate enough to avoid an inspired Alexander Bublik. However, he was defeated by Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final, losing 6-7 7-6 4-6.
Despite this loss, Zverev again demonstrated why he is so highly regarded, beating Marcos Giron, Lorenzo Sonego and Flavio Cobolli before the Medvedev encounter.
Zverev faces a stern test from Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech on his return to Wimbledon. Rinderknech, a strong grass court player, beat Ben Shelton at the Queen’s Club Championships in June.
