S. Open final in 2024.
"And he feels like it's a real opportunity. Ben Shelton dropped out of the section.
De Minaur came through," Rusedski stated.
Zverev, who defeated Flavio Cobolli in five sets to claim his maiden major title in Paris last month, is bidding to surpass his personal best fourth-round finish at SW19.
He must first face 13th seed Jiri Lehecka to advance.
Historical data compiled by Dr. Anna Fitzpatrick of Loughborough University indicates that grass courts have increasingly favored return specialists over big servers like Zverev since the introduction of 100 percent perennial ryegrass in 2001.
"But Zverev and Fritz have been the most impressive so far. They're kind of going under the radar because everybody's talking about the hype of Sinner and Djokovic.
But that's the top half of the draw," Rusedski explained.
Despite Zverev's historic struggles with the low-bouncing grass surface, Rusedski believes the German is playing with a sense of liberation following his breakthrough victory at Roland Garros.
"One of those two guys will be in the final. Will it be Fritz?
Will it be Zverev? We talked about it.
Is it London buses? Did Zverev unlock the key in Paris?
Does he unlock the key to get to the final? That's the question.
But Fritz has got to be the favourite on the bottom section at the moment," Rusedski remarked.
A potential final matchup would likely pit the winner against Sinner or Djokovic, opponents against whom Zverev holds a losing record.
