Alexander Zverev chases Grand Slam as he makes the most of aggressive play

[p]The towering German has ‌a massive serve but in the biggest moments ‌at major tournaments would often opt to play it ‌safe and, in the process, present his opponent ‌with a chance to pounce.[/p][p]Now, the 28-year-old is prepared to take risks in pursuit of his elusive first major ‌title, adding that he is "willing to ⁠pay the price" for ‌any losses incurred as he adapts.[/p][p]"[b]It's exciting, but it ​will take time[/b]," he told reporters after his [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/nakashima-b-ETGnbrpH/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=fLsbnN1B"]7-6 (2) 5-7 6-4[/a] third-round win over American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nakashima-brandon/ETGnbrpH/"]​Brandon Nakashima[/a] at Indian Wells on Sunday.[/p][p]"[b]I'm still trying to win matches here, so sometimes I will ⁠go back to ​my old self.[/b][/p][p]"[b]But I think in important moments like today in the tiebreak, I won the tiebreak myself. I won the tiebreak by playing aggressive tennis, ‌and that's something to look forward to and to be excited about.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="7c58db7d-7abb-47a2-9328-e6dc6174e28e" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2030748226437980188?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]He said the new playing style didn't work out for him when he suffered a surprising loss to Serbia's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kecmanovic-miomir/MTQ5CPOR/"]Miomir Kecmanovic[/a] in Acapulco late last month, but he remains resolute in his efforts.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Zverev[/a], a seven-time Masters 1000 champion, showcased tremendous fighting spirit during a five-hour, 27-minute Australian Open ‌semi-final against eventual champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] in January.[/p][p]Although ​he has never triumphed at Indian Wells, he ‌expressed confidence in the hardened, faster hard courts in the California desert.[/p][p]"[b]I still think I can do well here,[/b]" he said.[/p][p]Zverev will face American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tiafoe-frances/AHDLJaph/"]Frances ⁠Tiafoe[/a] after he downed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cobolli-flavio/zDtaCcPe/"]Flavio Colbolli[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/cobolli-f-zDtaCcPe/tiafoe-f-AHDLJaph/?mid=tzBG0YwJ"]6-1, 6-2[/a].[/p]