Mats Wilander believes Alexander Zverev can win at the upcoming ATP Finals in Turin and at the next Grand Slams

But Wilander was also hopeful for this big goal: “If he wins a Grand Slam tournament, that’s my prediction, then it could well be that four or five more titles will follow.”

In an exclusive interview with Eurosport, the Swede even wished for a Grand Slam winner Zverev: “At some point we have to see him win such a title. It would be great for tennis in Germany. It would be for his family “It’s wonderful, they put so much time and effort into producing this fantastic player.”

Two players in particular are likely to prove to be the biggest obstacles for Zverev on the way to this goal: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

Wilander sees both of them a bit ahead of the German – but according to the seven-time Grand Slam champion, that doesn’t have to be decisive. “Zverev also says himself that he is not in the league like the other two,” said the Swede. “But when he’s on the court he’s very good at saying ‘I don’t care how many major titles you have’ – and he has that attitude because he played against the ‘Big Four’ Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray played for a long time. He believes in himself.”

A little later, Zverev gave him no chance in the final (6:2, 6:2). Last year the two met at the annual final of the best in Turin – and the German won. He was also ahead at the Australian Open, Alcaraz won on the slower court in Indian Wells and of course in the final of the French Open on clay.

“I think there is no one who puts more pressure on Alcaraz’s serve than Sascha,” analyzed Wilander. “That has to do with his own serve strength and the fact that he brings a lot of returns. I think he can stress Alcaraz.”

Wilander sees both players in the semi-finals – in addition to Zverev and Alcaraz, Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev are also in the “John Newcombe group”.