Zverev admits that he has “won on every stage, except this stage”, and while staying true to his game has brought him such successes, the three-time Grand Slam finalist says that if he wants to capture a long-awaited Grand Slam title in Paris in 2026, which may include toppling Jannik Sinner for the first time in three years, he has to “do something different”.

“Something has stopped me at this stage from winning,” he said. “At the end of last year, we sat down with my team and said… we have to try more things, we have to try to be more aggressive, we have to try to hit the ball harder, come in a bit more, a bit more variety as well.

“So far, it’s working. I’m happy to be through, and we’ll see how the next 10 days go.”