While Zverev says his mindset is “very different” as he competes as a reigning Slam champion, the 29-year-old insists he will not be getting ahead of himself.

“I love the saying ‘in tennis you need to have a short-term memory, good or bad’,” Zverev added.

“The next tournament is always round the corner. I won the French Open, which I’ve been waiting for such a long time and was such a big relief, but two weeks later we’re here at Wimbledon.

“It’s such a short turnaround. You have to remember that you can and have done it, but have to take every match at 100%.”

Earlier on Thursday, Taylor Fritz – who defeated Zverev in the final of the Halle Open last month – returned in his tailored pre-match suit before defeating fellow American Patrick Kypson 6-2 6-2 7-5.

Australian fifth seed Alex de Minaur also sailed through with a commanding 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory over French veteran Adrian Mannarino.

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‘Zero?’ Serve stats surprise Zverev

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