Alexander Zverev overcame Flavio Cobolli in a competitive four-set thriller to win the French Open 2026 final 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1, securing his maiden Grand Slam title. After losing three finals, the 29-year-old tennis sensation finally fulfilled his dream at Roland Garros, where he narrowly fell short two years ago. Zverev is now the first German to win a major trophy in three decades since Boris Becker triumphed at the Australian Open. He fumbled a bit at the end of the French Open final, but ultimately kept his calm to claim the famous win.
What happened in Alexander Zverev vs Flavio Cobolli French Open final?
With the sun shining down on Court Philippe Chatrier, Zverev broke Cobolli with a backhand shot that pinged off the Italian’s orange-framed racket, and he tightened his grip further to wrap up the opening set with a forehand winner down the middle.
Cobolli fired himself up and produced stunning shot-making to break in the seventh game of the next set and then drew level with a confident hold, as the centre court crowd whipped up a soccer-like atmosphere for the former AS Roma academy player.
Those voices soon fell silent deep in the third set as 10th seed Cobolli struck a forehand into the net to gift Zverev a set point, and the German promptly regained the advantage thanks to another unforced error.
Flavio Cobolli showed his mettle in dramatic fourth set
A spell of passive play from Zverev meant that he was broken twice in the fourth set, but the German dialled up the intensity to go level at 5-5, only to crack under pressure in the tiebreak as Cobolli fired a forehand rocket to force a decider.
With the closing stages of the contest lacking the quality of last year’s epic between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, Zverev edged in front and used all his experience to finally earn his long-awaited crown.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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