{"id":448,"date":"2026-06-06T11:05:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=448"},"modified":"2026-06-06T11:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:05:51","slug":"resolute-zverev-reels-in-mensik-books-french-open-final-with-cobolli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=448","title":{"rendered":"Resolute Zverev reels in Mensik, books French Open final with Cobolli"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>PARIS \u2014 Alexander Zverev moved to within touching distance of a long-coveted maiden Grand Slam title, as the German dismantled 26th seed Jakub Mensik 7-5 6-2 3-6 6-3 on Friday to reach the final of the French Open again.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=446\">Saddle Road improvements set to begin after state declares traffic emergency<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old, who has lost three major finals, including one at Roland Garros two years ago, will face 10th seed Flavio Cobolli for the title, after Matteo Arnaldi withdrew due to illness ahead of their all-Italian clash.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Long denied by the golden generation of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic, and more recently by young guns Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, Zverev will look to move into the Grand Slam winners\u2019 club on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew that it would be my toughest challenge. I managed it and I won, so I\u2019m happy,\u201d said Zverev, who became only the fifth active player to reach multiple Roland Garros finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s amazing the way he (Mensik) played these last two weeks, he beat so many unbelievable players. He started playing amazing in the third set, stepping up his level, but this is a Grand Slam with best-of-five-set matches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings happen and your opponents will play better. You have to deal with it. I hope to play another great match on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zverev will approach the showdown against his close friend Cobolli with caution, having fallen to him in the Munich semi-finals. His last six defeats have been against Italians, with Sinner also claiming four wins and Luciano Darderi one.<\/p>\n<p>When Zverev and Cobolli squared off again in Madrid, it was the German who prevailed to lead their head-to-head record 3-1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to playing him in the final,\u201d Zverev added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, it\u2019s his first final, I\u2019m happy for him that he reached it. But the only thing I can control is that I play good tennis. I will try to show my level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tight set<\/p>\n<p>A tight opening set on a sun-kissed Court Philippe Chatrier tilted Zverev\u2019s way when he struck a backhand crosscourt winner in the 11th game to bring up a break point, and he nudged ahead with a delicate shot that Mensik sent into the net.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=444\">In stacked National League, can Shohei Ohtani win Cy Young with fewer innings?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The world number three sent down a powerful ace to pocket the first set and asserted himself with an early break at the start of the second set, as the 20-year-old Mensik\u2019s level briefly dipped in his maiden Grand Slam semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>Mensik sat with a towel over his head during a changeover and his troubles deepened after the restart, when Zverev took his game up a few notches and sealed a double break, before comfortably doubling his lead in the match.<\/p>\n<p>After a long medical timeout for a neck issue, Czech Mensik mixed his booming serve with deft drop shots to break for a 4-2 lead en route to winning the third set, but Zverev powered through the next with no drama to prevail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s match had a lot of stories,\u201d Mensik said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, Sascha is a very tough guy on the court. I mean, he\u2019s not giving you any free points. It\u2019s very tough to find the rhythm, especially when he\u2019s staying so far back, and you feel like you\u2019re hitting a wall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was difficult to get into my zone. I had my game plan \u2026 it was super tough to choose the right shots. There were good moments and, of course, worse moments in that match.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Viral illness<\/p>\n<p>As the dust settled on the absorbing clash, French Open organisers said Cobolli would go through to his first major title clash after Arnaldi withdrew with a virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not what I wanted to do,\u201d Arnaldi told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast night I started to feel unwell and then at dinner I started to feel so-so in my stomach and I woke up at 1 am and started vomiting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt made no sense to play, out of respect for him. It wouldn\u2019t have been a good match.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cobolli said Arnaldi\u2019s pullout left him emotional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was tough,\u201d Cobolli added. \u201cWhen he came to me (with the news), I almost cried. I have a lot of respect for him and he\u2019s an inspiration for a lot of us.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=442\">Hawaii National Guard on standby for wildfire season<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resolute Zverev reels in Mensik, books French Open final with Cobolli &#8211; Sports | Hawaii Tribune-Herald<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Resolute Zverev reels in Mensik, books French Open final with Cobolli - Moving to Hawaii Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=448\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Resolute Zverev reels in Mensik, books French Open final with Cobolli - 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