Zverev running out of time for elusive Grand Slam

Alexander Zverev will be third seed for the French Open but the 28-year-old German’s prospects of winning his first Grand Slam title in Paris are not looking especially bright.

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The Hamburg native is making his 10th appearance at Roland Garros in what will be his 37th Grand Slam main draw and will again be one of the headline acts during the tournament.

Whether he can finally become the leading man before time ticks away, however is a regular topic of debate.

Zverev reached the final last year, losing to Carlos Alcaraz, and the semi-finals in each of the three years before that.

He also lost in this year’s Australian Open final to Jannik Sinner when he went down with something of a whimper.

It has been eight years since Zverev broke into the world’s top 10 and he has spent the majority of the intervening period with a single digit ranking but never number one.