Alexander Zverev has finally captured the long-awaited first Grand Slam title of his career, after battling past Flavio Cobolli, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1, in the final of Roland Garros on Sunday.
It was the fourth Grand Slam final of the German’s career, but he finished runner-up the other three times, at the US Open in 2020 (falling to Dominic Thiem in five sets), Roland Garros in 2024 (falling to Carlos Alcaraz in five sets) and the Australian Open in 2025 (falling to Jannik Sinner in straight sets).
He was in danger of becoming just the third man in the Open Era to lose their first four major finals, after Ivan Lendl and Andy Murray.
But his name won’t go on that list anymore after a gutsy victory over first-time major finalist Cobolli, a victory that also gives him a pretty nifty stat: Zverev has now won a tour-level title at every level.