Alexander Zverev’s main weakness highlighted after another one-sided loss to Jannik Sinner

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Jannik Sinner is the new Madrid Open champion, and it’s fair to say he got there without breaking much of a sweat.

This latest win over Alexander Zverev — his ninth in a row against the German — was arguably his easiest yet.

From the very first point, Sinner had full control of the match. And once he moved ahead, there was never any sign that it would slip away from him.

The gap between Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and everyone else on tour continues to grow. And now Zverev has been warned of another internal issue, beyond what these two young stars present externally.

What was said about Alexander Zverev’s main problem during the Madrid Open Final

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Speaking live on Sky Sports, Miles McClagan gave his thoughts on the German, who was second-best from the start.

He spoke about how difficult it is to close that gap, saying: “The problem that Zverev faces is one many lesser players have faced as well.”

McClagan’s comments came before the match had even finished. He continued: “He is one of the best players this sport has ever seen and almost the more success you have, the more difficult it becomes to change things.

“He has not needed to do it against anybody but the top two at the moment. And when you have had success in a certain way for 11 or 12 years now [it’s tough].”

Then once Sinner wrapped up another title in dominant fashion, he added: “He is in a class of his own right now. It’s almost astounding the level he was able to produce but I feel a little empty as well. I certainly hoped for more of a contest than that.