Newly crowned French Open champions Alexander Zverev and Mirra Andreeva arrive at Wimbledon wrestling with an unexpected dilemma -- why doesn't life feel different after fulfilling their ambition to win a Grand Slam?
Zverev finally secured his long-awaited major triumph with a tense five-set victory over Flavio Cobolli at Roland Garros earlier in June.
Long regarded as the most talented player never to win a Grand Slam, the 29-year-old German exorcised the ghosts of three previous major final defeats.
Zverev had been tipped to dominate since his emergence as a precious teenager caught the eye of Roger Federer, but passive play on the biggest stages had cost him dearly, until he at last held his nerve to beat Cobolli in Paris.
Yet what should have been a transformative moment for Zverev has been followed by a strangely prosaic existence in the days since his triumph in the French capital.
Zverev finally secured his long-awaited major triumph with a tense five-set victory over Flavio Cobolli at Roland Garros earlier in June.
Long regarded as the most talented player never to win a Grand Slam, the 29-year-old German exorcised the ghosts of three previous major final defeats.
Zverev had been tipped to dominate since his emergence as a precious teenager caught the eye of Roger Federer, but passive play on the biggest stages had cost him dearly, until he at last held his nerve to beat Cobolli in Paris.
Yet what should have been a transformative moment for Zverev has been followed by a strangely prosaic existence in the days since his triumph in the French capital.
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