{"id":502,"date":"2026-06-09T12:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=502"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:37:19","slug":"zverev-tears-down-the-wall-to-enter-grand-slam-winners-circle-at-french-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=502","title":{"rendered":"Zverev tears down the wall to enter Grand Slam winners\u2019 circle at French Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>PARIS \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=500\">Emergency roadwork on DKI Highway begins today<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After falling in three major finals, including in Paris two years ago, Zverev capped his stellar run by outlasting Cobolli 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 to become the first German man to capture a Slam since Boris Becker\u2019s Australian Open triumph three decades ago.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>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 second seed embraced his new status as the favorite for the Musketeers\u2019 Cup and delivered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis trophy helps the belief a lot \u2026 this year is one of the happiest moments in my career,\u201d Zverev said, joking that he would not care if he was called the worst player to win a major.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, I\u2019m a little bit drunk already \u2026 I\u2019m just happy to be sitting next to this trophy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, no matter what happens, I\u2019ll always be a Grand Slam champion, and nobody can take that away from me. Maybe that does give me some freedom. Maybe my mind will be calmer when I play a final \u2026 even if I lose, I\u2019ll still be a Grand Slam champion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis trophy for me is very important, because if I\u2019d have lost this one, the self-belief would have gone down a lot. Now that I\u2019ve won it, I feel I can do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the sun shining down on Court Philippe Chatrier, Zverev broke Cobolli with a backhand shot that pinged off the Italian\u2019s orange-framed racket, and he tightened his grip further to wrap up the opening set with a forehand winner down the middle.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>A spell of passive play from Zverev meant he was broken twice in the fourth set, but the German dialed 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.<\/p>\n<p>Defeats in his three previous Grand Slam finals, at the U.S. Open in 2020, the French Open in 2024 and the Australian Open in 2025, had raised questions about whether Zverev would ever cross the finish line, but the 29-year-old proved his doubters wrong.<\/p>\n<p>With the closing stages of the contest lacking the quality of last year\u2019s epic between Alcaraz and Sinner, Zverev edged in front and used all his experience to reel away the games and finally earn his long-awaited crown.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=498\">Fifth-inning grand slam lifts Mariners over Orioles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Zverev dropped to the floor and sobbed, before dusting himself off to greet his close friend Cobolli, and then soaked up the applause at a venue where he has tasted joy, sorrow and pain in equal measure.<\/p>\n<p>He left the 2022 tournament in a wheelchair after seriously injuring his ankle in the semi-finals against Rafa Nadal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis court is so special to me in so many ways,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the best moments of my life have happened on this court, and some of the worst too. I sat here with seven broken bones four years ago, and I lost a final here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zverev\u2019s 25th and biggest tour-level triumph comes after a turbulent time away from the court, with the German having faced domestic violence allegations that have cast a shadow over parts of his career.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2024, his lawyers said he had agreed a settlement after the mother of his child, Brenda Patea, had accused him of physical abuse. A German court closed the case with the player not found guilty of any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2023, men\u2019s tennis governing body the ATP cited insufficient evidence and closed an investigation that had been launched after another former girlfriend, tennis player Olga Sharypova, accused Zverev of domestic abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Zverev repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old Cobolli was left to rue a missed chance to return the Roland Garros men\u2019s title to Italy for the first time in 50 years after Adriano Panatta beat American Harold Solomon in the 1976 title clash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not easy for me to talk right now, but I want to start with you, Ale,\u201d Cobolli said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf someone asked me who deserved this title more, I would always say you. It\u2019s been an honor, through our relationship, to share the court today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy for you, but I\u2019m also sad, because I was close, and I feel it now. You achieved your dream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me win the next time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend powered to their first French Open triumph and third major title together, beating Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic 6-2 7-5 in the women\u2019s doubles final.\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=496\">Hawaii\u2019s primary election unlikely to stir voter enthusiasm, turnout<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zverev tears down the wall to enter Grand Slam winners\u2019 circle at French Open &#8211; Sports | Hawaii Tribune-Herald<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-502","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 - 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