Alexander Zverev Vs Flavio Cobolli, French Open 2026 Final: German Beats Italian Over Five Sets To Lift Grand Slam
Alexander Zverev is no longer one of the best players never to win a major title. He’s finally a Grand Slam champion. In his fourth major final, Zverev beat Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 for the French Open title on Sunday. It was a unique opportunity for Zverev without Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz across the net and the third-ranked German took full advantage on the red clay of Roland Garros. Zverev has now joined an elite group of players that captured their first major in their fourth final: Eight-time major champion Andre Agassi, 2001 Wimbledon winner Goran Ivanisevic and 2020 U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem.
Dancers perform at the Court Philippe-Chatrier before men's final match between Flavio Cobolli of Italy and Alexander Zverev of Germany at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Dancers perform before the final tennis match between Germany's Alexander Zverev and Italy's Flavio Cobolli at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
Flavio Cobolli of Italy enters the court for the men's final match against Alexander Zverev of Germany at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Alexander Zverev of Germany enters the court for the men's final match against Flavio Cobolli of Italy at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Fans of Alexander Zverev of Germany support him before the men's final match against Flavio Cobolli of Italy at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Italy's Flavio Cobolli serves during the final tennis match against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
Alexander Zverev of Germany returns to Flavio Cobolli of Italy during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Flavio Cobolli of Italy returns to Alexander Zverev of Germany during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Alexander Zverev of Germany returns to Flavio Cobolli of Italy during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Flavio Cobolli of Italy returns to Alexander Zverev of Germany during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Alexander Zverev of Germany returns to Flavio Cobolli of Italy during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Alexander Zverev of Germany, right, returns to Flavio Cobolli of Italy during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Alexander Zverev of Germany serves to Flavio Cobolli of Italy during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Italy's Flavio Cobolli retruns during the final tennis match against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
Alexander Zverev of Germany, right, serves to Flavio Cobolli of Italy during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Fans hold German, left, and Italian flags during the men's final match between Flavio Cobolli of Italy and Alexander Zverev of Germany at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Italy's Flavio Cobolli reacts during the final tennis match against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
Flavio Cobolli of Italy reacts as he plays against Alexander Zverev of Germany during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Flavio Cobolli of Italy reacts as he plays against Alexander Zverev of Germany during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Rami Malek, centre, watches the men's final match between Flavio Cobolli of Italy and Alexander Zverev of Germany at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Alexander Zverev of Germany serves to Flavio Cobolli of Italy during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Italy's Flavio Cobolli returns during the final tennis match against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, center, and his son Antoine Arnault, right, watch the men's final match between Flavio Cobolli of Italy and Alexander Zverev of Germany at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Alexander Zverev of Germany reacts as he plays against Flavio Cobolli of Italy during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Flavio Cobolli of Italy reacts as he plays against Alexander Zverev of Germany during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Italy's Flavio Cobolli checks a mark during the final tennis match against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
French Open women's singles winner Mirra Andreeva of Russia, centre, watches the men's final match between Flavio Cobolli of Italy and Alexander Zverev of Germany at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Flavio Cobolli of Italy celebrates after winning the fourth set against Alexander Zverev of Germany during their men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Fans support Alexander Zverev of Germany as he plays against Flavio Cobolli of Italy during the men's final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Christophe Ena
Alexander Zverev of Germany takes pills during the men's final match against Flavio Cobolli of Italy at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. | Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard
Italy's Flavio Cobolli hugs Germany's Alexander Zverev after the final tennis match at the French Open in Paris. | Photo: AP/Emma Da Silva
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