Alexander Zverev has roared through clay-court season posting a 16-2 record, capturing tournament titles in Madrid and Munich and pushing top-seeded Rafael Nadal to three sets before falling in the Rome final. 

Translating his Masters success to major achievement has been a stumbling block.

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Zverev has won more Masters 1000 titles than Juan Martin del Potro and Stan Wawrinka combined, but the 21-year-old German has failed to surpass the fourth round in 10 career Grand Slam appearances.

The Madrid champion aims to take the same mind-set he's shown in best-of-three Masters events to his best-of-five set Roland Garros matches.

"I try to play the same way, play the same way over a longer period of time, which will be in Paris," Zverev told the media in Rome. "And we'll see. I mean, right now, the next few days, I will not even think about tennis."

Despite his inexperience in Grand Slam second weeks, Zverev has emerged as the second favorite, behind 10-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal, to win Roland Garros.

Oddschecker lists Zverev as a 7 to 1 shot to win his first Grand Slam title in Paris.

"I'll go to Paris and do my best to prepare and, you know, try to compete for the French Open," Zverev said. "Of course, Rafa will be the favorite there, there's no question about it. I'll be in the other half of the draw. So, that's a good thing.

"But for me it will be match by match there. And hopefully I'll be able to play the same kind of tennis like I did in the last three weeks."

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