India, June 7 -- The moment has finally arrived for Alexander Zverev. After years of near-misses that fuelled doubts over whether he would ever win a Grand Slam title, the German finally has his answer. Under the Paris evening sky and in front of a packed Court Philippe-Chatrier, Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1 to win the 2026 French Open and claim the first major title of his career.

It proved fourth time lucky for Zverev. Having previously fallen to Dominic Thiem in the 2020 US Open final, Carlos Alcaraz in the 2024 Roland Garros final and Jannik Sinner in the 2025 Australian Open final, the second seed finally broke through. He became only the third man born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam singles title, joi...