Alexander Zverev wins the French Open to finally earn a 1st Grand Slam title
Zverev overcame a five-set final and a difficult run of previous major losses to claim his first Grand Slam trophy.
- On Sunday, June 7, 2026, Alexander Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 to capture his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros.
- The 29-year-old was contesting his fourth major final, finally breaking through after painful defeats at the 2020 US Open, 2024 French Open, and 2025 Australian Open.
- Zverev dominated the opening set and reasserted control after losing the fourth, sealing the grueling match with a decisive break in the fifth in 3 hours 21 minutes.
- He becomes the first German man to win a Grand Slam title since Boris Becker took the 1996 Australian Open, ending a 30-year drought for German tennis.
- Opponent Cobolli, attempting to become the first Italian man to win at Roland Garros since Adriano Panatta 50 years ago, reached his first major final after a semifinal walkover.
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Rafael Nadal is one of the first congratulations after Alexander Zverev finally wins his first Grand Slam title. Other tennis idols also know about the size of the moment.
The German tennis star makes a moving speech after his success at the French Open – and also makes the audience of Paris laugh with several cheeky statements.
The world number 3 won on Sunday in the final by finishing Italy's Flavio Cobolli in five sets. He had previously lost the three finals he had played.The fourth was the right one: at the end of the suspense, the world number 3 Alexander Zverev ended up winning his first Grand Slam title on Sunday in Roland-Garros, after three failures in the finals of major tournaments. Born a year after the last victory of a German player in Grand Slam (Boris B…
Alexander Zverev was very excited when he lifted to the skies the Musketeers Cup. Before, he waited sitting with his hands on his head, assimilating what had just happened, his victory against Coboli (6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 [5/7] and 6-1) to win Roland Garros, his first Grand Slam. In his speech, he assured that on that track, the Philippe Chatrier, has lived some of his best moments and some of the worst of his career. "This court is very special t…
Alexander Zverev holds the title pressure at the French Open and puts off his final trauma. This time the tennis pro does not fail just before the finish - but follows in Boris Becker's footsteps.
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