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!text-content\">\n                                A pumped up Alexander Zverev                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Zverev may be able to \u2018steal\u2019 the Wimbledon title from Jannik Sinner, according to former Great Britain Davis Cup captain Leon Smith.<\/p>\n<p>The German has reached the final of the grass-court Grand Slam just weeks after winning his maiden major title at this year\u2019s French Open.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Zverev<\/a> has enjoyed a relatively straightforward route to the championship match, dropping just two sets throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this year\u2019s edition, he had never advanced beyond the fourth round at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>However, his toughest challenge awaits in the final, where he will face world No 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> for the 15th time.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian has dominated their recent rivalry, winning each of their last nine meetings to build a commanding 10-4 head-to-head advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that record, Smith believes Zverev has the weapons to \u2018steal\u2019 the match and claim his second Grand Slam title in as many tournaments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Latest Tennis News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-reveals-when-retire-tennis-wimbledon-los-level-dropped\">Novak Djokovic reveals when he will retire from tennis after Wimbledon loss \u2013 \u2018My level has dropped so much\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/greg-rusedski-reveals-bold-prediction-sinner-zverev-wimbledon-final\">Greg Rusedski reveals his bold prediction for Sinner-Zverev Wimbledon final<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe win at Roland Garros was massive for him, because he is going to take the confidence from that, but Sinner is a step up for him,\u201d said Smith during an interview on BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve just gone through the ranking points, there is a reason for that deficit, and there is a reason for that head-to-head as well, so I think [Jannik] Sinner goes in, obviously as favourite.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the one thing [Alexander] Zverev can do, he can serve unreal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s serving amazing. Today, his serving was off the charts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis forehand was really good today, and that\u2019s going to be so important for him, because Sinner will be looking to break that down as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the key for Zverev in the final on Sunday is, take care of business on your serve and see if you can maybe get to tiebreaks and see if you can steal it that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sinner is the defending Wimbledon champion, having defeated Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in last year\u2019s final.<\/p>\n<p>Like Zverev, the Italian has dropped just two sets on his way to this year\u2019s final, with both coming during his five-set first-round victory over Miomir Kecmanovic.<\/p>\n<p>The world No. 1 produced arguably his best performance of the fortnight in the semi-finals, dispatching seven-time champion Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to extend his winning run over the Serbian to six victories in their last seven meetings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure he\u2019d [Sinner] have been expecting that sort of outcome, really,\u201d analysed Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe performance was amazing, really, two hours, 20 on the clock, that is phenomenally good for Sinner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything came together today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former world No. 4 Pat Cash also praised Sinner\u2019s level against the tennis legend, saying the Italian \u201cwent to another level\u201d during the semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe level was different,\u201d the Australian said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see that with these champions, Rafa [Nadal] has done it, Carlos Alcaraz has done it, and Novak [Djokovic], of course, and these other players, [Roger] Federer has always cruised through the first rounds, and his level doesn\u2019t really dip that much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut some of these players, when it comes to the semi-finals, they just hit another level, and you know, full credit to Jannik Sinner, he just went to another level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Here\u2019s why Alexander Zverev may steal Wimbledon title from Jannik Sinner\u2019 Oliver Paton 11 Jul 2026 10:30 PM A pumped up Alexander Zverev Alexander Zverev may be able to \u2018steal\u2019 the Wimbledon title from Jannik Sinner, according to former Great Britain Davis Cup captain Leon Smith. 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