French Open:A lexander Zverev Wins Maiden Grand Slam Title
Alexander Zverev ended his Grand Slam title drought with his first in Roland Garros, defeating Flavio Cobolli in an intriguing five-set match and becoming the French Open champion. The German was making his second final appearance at the event, after his first at the 2024 edition, which he lost to Carlos Alcaraz. It was also his second final appearance at a major event this season after the Madrid Open. However, the match was his second encounter with Flavio, who defeated him in the BMW Open semifinal. Flavio lost to the two-time finalist in a thrilling five-setter, 6-1, 4-6,6-4,6-7(5), 6-1 showdown on his fourth head-to-head meeting with the German. While Zverev kept his shots to the baseline, the Czech player deployed a combination of drop shots and forehand groundstrokes to put Zverev in check. "I lost a Grand Slam final here two years ago," Zverev recalled. "I really felt like the crowd was pushing me throughout the entire two weeks." The fourth set was bliste...
