When Andre Agassi won his first Grand Slam in 1992 at the age of 22, something dawned on the American.<\/p>\n
During this year\u2019s French Open, he said that \u201cnothing\u201d changes if you win a Grand Slam. Ergo, you still have to keep working so hard, and the pressure does not ease up.<\/p>\n
The eight-time major winner said<\/a>, \u201cWe have had a lot of one Slam wonders, that have done some[thing] incredible \u2014 I\u2019m sure they\u2019re thrilled they won. When I finally got over the finish line [and won my first Grand Slam], I was let in on a dirty little secret: that winning changes nothing.<\/p>\n \u201cYou are gonna have that pressure again if you have more expectations from yourself. So you gotta deal with it, you gotta bring it on Sunday like you did at the start of the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n Linda Noskova<\/a> echoed similar sentiments to Agassi<\/a> after winning her maiden major at this year\u2019s Wimbledon<\/a>. Since then, the 21-year-old has struggled with motivation and results.<\/p>\n Tim Henman calls for a radical rule change after what Naomi Osaka did at the US Open<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n US Open: Eala\u2019s possible penalties, Osaka sparks rule change call, Zverev\u2019s \u2018s***\u2019 comment, Alcaraz lucky?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as\u00a0<\/span>a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n Heading into the US Open<\/a>, the Czech star said, \u201cOnce you feel like you have kind of achieved the dream that you have always been thinking about and dreaming about, it\u2019s very tough to switch and to act like it never happened basically and go for the same thing all over again.<\/p>\n \u201cThe motivation is not 100% as it was right before the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n And after watching French Open champion Alexander Zverev<\/a> slug through two five-setters in his opening two US Open matches, former world No 11 Sam Querrey<\/a> has made an observation about the German.<\/p>\n Namely, just because you win a major, does not mean you can play with complete freedom.<\/p>\n He said on Nothing Major<\/a>, \u201cThe top players get through these top rounds pretty easily. He [Zverev] is struggling right now, for whatever reason. I think there\u2019s a whole myth that when you win a major it relaxes you and frees you up.<\/p>\n \u201cThat is so not the case. It\u2019s not like all of a sudden Zverev won Roland Garros; he doesn\u2019t get nervous or anything. That\u2019s not just for him; that\u2019s for anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n Zverev certainly seemed to be playing with more freedom at Wimbledon, where he lost a tight four-setter to Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, after two lung-busting matches that finished in the early hours of the morning at Flushing Meadows, Zverev will hope for an easier match against 25th seed Alejandro Tabilo on Saturday.<\/p>\n Earlier on in his career, Zverev repeatedly had back-to-back five setters, meaning he was physically spent towards the business end of a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n If he is to win his first US Open, he will need to be much more efficient if he wants to be crowned champion in New York.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong>Alexander Zverev\u2019s draw opens up, but will he have energy after another \u2018s***\u2019 performance?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The post Sam Querrey dispels \u2018myth\u2019 around Alexander Zverev after latest US Open win \u2013 and Andre Agassi agrees<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When Andre Agassi won his first Grand Slam in 1992 at the age of 22, something dawned on the American. During this year\u2019s French Open, he said that \u201cnothing\u201d changes if you win a Grand Slam. Ergo, you still have to keep working so hard, and the pressure does not ease up. 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