Paris ¨C Alexander Zverev finally shattered the barrier between himself and Grand Slam glory by grinding down a stubborn Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final on Sunday to lift his maiden major trophy at Roland Garros.
After falling in three Grand Slam finals, including in Paris two years ago, Zverev capped his stellar run by outlasting Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 to become the first German man to capture a Slam since Boris Becker¡¯s Australian Open triumph three decades ago.
In a Paris fortnight during which Carlos Alcaraz was absent due to injury and ?Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic lost early to blow the draw wide open, the No. 2 seed embraced his new status as the favorite for the Musketeers¡¯ Cup and delivered.
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