LATEST: Zverev wins Roland Garros, his first Grand Slam after a long match against Cobolli
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Alexander Zverev finally broke the barrier that separated him from glory in a Grand Slam by beating the combative Flavio Cobolli this Sunday 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5) and 6-1 in the final of Roland Garros, thus winning the first Grand Slam title of his career. Having lost three major finals, including Paris two years ago, Zverev capped a brilliant career by becoming the first German to win a Grand Slam title since Boris Becker won the Australian Open three decades ago. Under the sun of the Philippe Chatrier court, Zverev achieved a break thanks to a backhand that bounced off the Italian’s orange racket and consolidated his dominance by closing the first set with a forehand winner down the middle. Cobolli reacted with determination and displayed a variety of shots to break Zverev’s serve in the seventh game of the second set. He then equalized the score by maintaining his serve, while the crowd on center court generated an atmosphere similar to that of a football stadium in support of the former AS Roma youth player. Flavio Cobolli after losing the Roland Garros final. REUTERS – Benoit Tessier However, the enthusiasm of the stands died down in the decisive stretch of the third set, when the tenth seed sent a forehand into the net and awarded a set point to Zverev, who regained the advantage thanks to another unforced error by his rival. An overly conservative phase of play allowed Zverev to break serve twice in the fourth set. The German reacted to tie 5-5, but ended up giving up in the tiebreaker, where Cobolli hit a powerful forehand to force a fifth set. Although the outcome did not reach the level of spectacularity of last year’s final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, Zverev took control in the decisive set and used all his experience to finally win the crown he had been chasing for years. (Reuters)
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Source: This article was originally published by France 24 – Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo and adapted for our international English-speaking audience.
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