“I was quite down; I was quite emotional also in that stage,” Zverev recalled. “I think he saw that. He said that I will definitely lift one of those trophies in my career and I’m too good not to – that’s his words.
“It was a little bit of a tough moment for me because I really went to that final, and also the preparation today, I really thought I had a very good chance because I was feeling good, I was feeling the ball quite well, I was feeling like I could compete.
“It was a difficult moment for me,” Zverev continued, “now, for the third time, seeing somebody lift the trophy and me standing next to that is difficult because there’s nothing more I want than to be able to hold one of those trophies in my hands.”
