Zverev Defeats Cobolli to Win First Grand Slam Title

Alexander Zverev won his first Grand Slam title on Sunday with a 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-1 victory over Flavio Cobolli in a five-set French Open final in Paris.
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‎The 29-year-old German, seeded second, dropped only one set to Cobolli but had to survive nerves, cramp, and a dramatic fourth-set tie-break before closing out the match in two hours and 52 minutes.
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‎Zverev started strongly, racing through the opening set 6-1 and looking in control after regaining the lead 6-4 in the third. But tension crept in as the finish line approached.
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‎He served double faults, fell behind twice in the fourth set, and required electrolytes to deal with cramp.
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‎Cobolli, the 10th seed playing his first Grand Slam final, pushed the match to a decider after saving set points at 5-4 in the fourth and taking the tie-break 7-5. Both players struggled with errors in the fifth set. Zverev steadied first, broke for a 3-0 lead, and finished the match when Cobolli dumped a smash long on the second match point.
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‎The German dropped to his knees on the clay and covered his face as the win sank in. The victory ended Zverev’s run of three previous Grand Slam final defeats.
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‎He also became the first man outside Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz to win a major since 2023.
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‎Sinner exited early in Paris while Alcaraz missed the tournament through injury, leaving Zverev as the tournament favourite.
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‎He delivered under the weight of expectation.
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