LONDON: Alexander Zverev is used to being “the third guy” in tennis. After following up his French Open title with a run to his first Wimbledon final, he’s hoping to be more than that in the future. Despite losing to Jannik Sinner on Center Court on Sunday, the 29-year-old Zverev thinks he is closer than ever to challenging the top-ranked Italian and his main rival Carlos Alcaraz and giving tennis a Big Three again. Sinner and Alcaraz had won the last nine Grand Slam tournaments between them before Zverev won his first major at Roland Garros this year.

After trying for over a decade to win a Grand Slam title and overcoming an array of challenges, Alexander Zverev is one match from making it two in barely a month at Wimbledon.

Alexander Zverev aims to dethrone Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final on Sunday. Zverev recently won the French Open, his first Grand Slam title. Sinner has a strong nine-match…