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lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Alexander Zverev looks on during his match                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Zverev\u2019s mentality has been criticised following his Wimbledon final loss to Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old has been high on confidence after finally ending his wait to win a maiden Grand Slam with his French Open triumph in June.\u00a0The German had lost three finals in a row but finally prevailed in a five-set epic over Flavio Cobolli.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this year\u2019s Wimbledon, Zverev had never made it past the fourth round at SW19 but this time out, he made it to the showpiece final before being beaten by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Sinner<\/a> in four sets.<\/p>\n<p>The 6ft 6in player has now lost 10 times in a row to the Italian, with his last victory coming way back at the 2023 US Open. Moreover, Zverev still hasn\u2019t broken Sinner\u2019s serve since last October\u2019s Vienna Open.<\/p>\n<p>However, he did snap a 14-set losing streak to the five-time major winner, something he celebrated with real gusto. While he got that monkey off his back, Rennae Stubbs believes that was actually a sign of weakness from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Zverev<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More Tennis News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-receives-positive-news-as-he-edges-closer-to-a-return\">Carlos Alcaraz receives \u2018positive\u2019 news as he edges closer to return<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/serena-williams-coach-proposes-radical-grand-slam-overhaul-novak-djokovics-wimbledon-exit\">Serena Williams\u2019 coach makes radical Grand Slam proposal after Novak Djokovic\u2019s Wimbledon ordeal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p>First set, Zverev \u2728<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/Wimbledon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Wimbledon<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vbrOu5DtVs\">pic.twitter.com\/vbrOu5DtVs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Wimbledon\/status\/2076341885157683422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stubbs said that while Zverev was hitting his forehand bigger than before, the German \u201clost his mind\u201d after winning that first set. The Australian, who is part of Serena Williams\u2019 coaching team, also felt his celebrations were a bit premature.<\/p>\n<p>She said on the latest episode of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/same-sinner-new-queen\/id1393881115?i=1000776646987\" target=\"_blank\">The Rennae Stubbs Podcast<\/a>, \u201cThat\u2019s not going to change until he can hit that forehand when it really matters, not just on set point when he lost his mind when he won the first set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember he turned around to his players box and he was like \u2018Come on!\u2019. It was so over the top, I was like, \u2018Dude, you\u2019ve got two more sets to win against the best player in the world, calm down\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/rennae-stubbs\">Stubbs<\/a> also felt the writing was on the wall for Zverev when he made a forehand unforced error in the first point of the second set tie-break. The four-time doubles major winner also stressed that the all-time greats do not make bad errors on big points.<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cI felt like he felt he was going to win the tournament after that set and I was like, \u2018Nah\u2019. As soon as he missed that forehand in the second set tiebreak, that was it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zverev\u2019s recent good form has taken him to second in the rankings, ahead of Carlos Alcaraz, but comfortably behind Sinner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/andy-roddick-shuts-down-alexandra-eala-doubters-after-wimbledon-run-this-is-a-movement\">Andy Roddick calls out the \u2018b****** around Alexandra Eala\u2019s rise after Wimbledon run<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexander Zverev called out for \u2018over the top\u2019 moment in Wimbledon final loss to Jannik Sinner Richie Mills 14 Jul 2026 7:45 PM Alexander Zverev looks on during his match Alexander Zverev\u2019s mentality has been criticised following his Wimbledon final loss to Jannik Sinner. 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