{"id":1463,"date":"2026-06-07T19:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2026-06-07T19:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:06:23","slug":"alexander-zverev-wins-the-french-open-to-finally-earn-a-1st-grand-slam-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1463","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Zverev wins the French Open to finally earn a 1st Grand Slam title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0Alexander Zverev\u00a0is no longer one of the best players never to win a major title.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1461\">\u2018I can\u2019t afford to stay\u2019: Gen Z is moving out of Miami<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s finally a Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n<p>In his fourth major final, Zverev beat\u00a0Flavio Cobolli\u00a06-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 for the\u00a0French Open\u00a0title on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>It was a unique opportunity for Zverev without\u00a0Jannik Sinner\u00a0or\u00a0Carlos Alcaraz\u00a0across the net and the third-ranked German took full advantage on the red clay of Roland Garros.<\/p>\n<p>When Cobolli missed an overhead on the second championship point after more than four hours of the five-set encounter, Zverev dropped on his back to the clay and covered his face with his hands as he began sobbing. When he got up, with his shirt and arms covered in clay, Zverev put his hands back on his face before he lifted both arms in celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Zverev has now joined an elite group of players that captured their first major in their fourth final: Eight-time major champion\u00a0Andre Agassi, 2001\u00a0Wimbledon\u00a0winner\u00a0Goran Ivanisevic\u00a0and 2020\u00a0U.S. Open\u00a0champion Dominic Thiem.<\/p>\n<h2>No Sinner or Alcaraz<\/h2>\n<p>Zverev had been an overwhelming favorite for the title ever since the top-ranked Sinner struggled in the first week\u2019s\u00a0heat wave\u00a0and wasted a two set and 5-1 lead against Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round. A day later, 24-time Grand Slam champion\u00a0Novak Djokovic was also eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz, the two-time reigning champion, withdrew before the tournament with an injured right wrist.<\/p>\n<p>It was Zverev\u2019s second French Open final, having wasted a lead of two sets to one against Alcaraz in the\u00a02024 championship match.<\/p>\n<p>Zverev had an even bigger advantage \u2014 two sets to none \u2014 in the\u00a02020 U.S. Open final\u00a0and lost that one, too, to Thiem. He was also beaten in straight sets by Sinner in the\u00a02025 Australian Open final.<\/p>\n<p>It was the 25th title of Zverev\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<h2>Cobolli&#8217;s 1st Slam final<\/h2>\n<p>The 14th-ranked Cobolli had never been past a Grand Slam quarterfinal until this week. He was attempting to become the first\u00a0Italian man\u00a0to raise the singles trophy at Roland Garros since\u00a0Adriano Panatta\u00a050 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Cobolli comes from the same tennis club in Rome as Panatta did and Panatta was asked by tournament organizers to present the Coupe des Mousquetaires to the champion to celebrate the anniversary of his 1976 triumph.<\/p>\n<p>The honors, however, were going to Zverev.<\/p>\n<p>Russian teenager\u00a0Mirra Andreeva\u00a0won the women\u2019s singles trophy on Saturday.<\/p>\n<h2>Zverev took control early on<\/h2>\n<p>The match was played in perfect conditions and Zverev\u2019s game was almost flawless at the start.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1459\">Event at Wynwood honors late artist who was part of legendary Miami graffiti group<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zverev broke Cobolli\u2019s serve in a long opening game when Cobolli shanked a forehand into the first row of the stands. The break came after Zverev had a bit of luck when a backhand return hit the net but dribbled over on game point for Cobolli.<\/p>\n<p>A group of women in the stands held up letters to form Zverev\u2019s nickname: \u201cSascha.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cobolli likes to stand way over near the corner of the court and hit big kick serves out wide into the ad court. Zverev knew what was coming and returned one such kick serve early in the first set with a backhand that he wrapped around the outside of the net post. Cobolli ended up winning the point, but it was a message from Zverev that he knew how to handle his opponent\u2019s tactics.<\/p>\n<p>The next time Zverev hit a wrap-around-the-net-post return, Cobolli couldn\u2019t handle it and Zverev won the point.<\/p>\n<p>Cobolli\u2019s supporters in his box were all dressed in blue, the color of Italy\u2019s national teams, and as Cobolli worked his way back into the match, there were chants of \u201cOle, Ole, Ole; Flavio, Flavio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Zverev held for a 6-5 lead in the fourth, he had his upper right leg treated by a trainer. Then Zverev wasted a 3-1 lead in the tiebreaker, which Cobolli concluded with a forehand winner up the line that produced a roar from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>But Cobolli appeared to run out of energy in the fifth, running down a drop shot only for Zverev to then pass him up the line for a 3-0 lead and a double break.<\/p>\n<h2>Abuse allegations<\/h2>\n<p>Moments after Zverev\u2019s previous Grand Slam final in Australia in 2025, a person in the stadium yelled out the names of two of his ex-girlfriends who\u00a0accused him of physical abuse.<\/p>\n<p>One case was resolved following an agreement between German prosecutors, lawyers for Zverev and his former partner. The ATP Tour investigated another case and concluded there was insufficient evidence.<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz may have won his first round U.S. Open match, but it\u2019s his new &#8216;do that got everyone buzzing.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p><em>AP Sports Writers Samuel Petrequin and Jerome Pugmire contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1457\">Seeing more price cuts in South Florida on Zillow? 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