New Delhi, July 13 -- World No.2 Alexander Zverev is aiming to close the gap on Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, and believes that he has everything in him to shed the "third guy" tag.

Alexander Zverev was speaking after going down to World No.1 Jannik Sinner in the final of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships in London on Sunday.

The German suffered a 7-6 (9-7), 6-7 (2-7), 3-6, 3-4 loss to the Italian, who successfully defended the Wimbledon title. "There was always this conversation, 'Who will be the third guy?'," the 29-year-old said after the summit clash against Sinner.

"I've always been the third guy, but I was just far away from those two. I've always been No. 3 in a way. So if I get closer to them, if I can be in the mix competin...