India, Jan. 27 -- During the semifinal match against Novak Djokovic, one of the commentators highlighted the two sides of Alexander Zverev's forehand. It has been a weapon for destruction for the German throughout his career, where he reached two Grand Slam finals, but it was pointed out that the moment he fails to find a measure of his forehand strokes, it affects him mentally.

In the solitary set against Djokovic on Friday, Zverev did not look at ease with his forehand, recording 21 errors, despite escaping with a 7-6 win against the injured Serb, who then retired from the match, sending him into his third Slam final. But there was no escape for the second seed on Sunday.

Amid the nerves of playing his first final in Melbourne, and ha...