Zverev confident his grand plan is taking shape

MELBOURNE - Giant German Alexander Zverev has been widely tipped for greatness but has so far failed to go beyond a Grand Slam fourth round - something he plans to fix at the Australian Open which starts today.

The 20-year-old heads into the year's first major ranked fourth in the world, courtesy of five titles last year.

His progress has marked him out as the most likely of the current crop of youngsters to translate his talent into major titles.