Paris, June 1 -- Amid the excitement of youth, world number three Zverev underlined his status as favourite for the men's singles title with a clinical straight-set win over Jesper de Jong, which sent him through to the quarter-finals at Roland Garros for the sixth consecutive year.
The second seed, 29, has long been earmarked as a future Grand Slam champion but despite reaching finals at three of the four majors - and leading Carlos Alcaraz by two sets to one atthe French Open in 2024 - he is still searching for his maiden title.
However, with world number one Jannik Sinner and Djokovic both eliminated in the first week, plus defending champion Alcaraz absent because of injury, the German's route to the title has opened up.
De Jong, ran...