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Originally Posted by GirlySports
It's not the surface, Zverev just plays too passive.
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Exactly right - Waiting for an error from your opponent instead of having enough confidence in your own game to seize the moment. Not willing to take a risk and hitting the ball close to the lines and instead playing through the center of the court. Eventually, you're going to hit a short ball and these guys are so good these days that they will make you pay.
Even though Felix lost to Sinner in the US Open semi-finals, he went down swinging because he knows the only way to be successful is quick strike tennis. Zverev has the weapons (well, his forehand is still not that good), but he doesn't use them when he needs to use them.