Paris, 7 June 2026 – Flavio Cobolli fight to the last, but in the end it is Alexander Zverev to win this edition of the Roland GarrosOne of the two had to lose and, unfortunately, it was the Italian’s turn to go home empty-handed at the end of his first slam final. The match ended 3-2 (6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 6(5)-7, 6-1) for the Hamburg player and the set scores demonstrate that this match was, for long stretches, a true sporting battle.
The Capitoline immediately suffers a false start and suffers a break in the first game, never managing to be effective on serve. The German simply controlled the game, capitalizing on his opponent’s numerous errors. He also lost serve in the fourth and sixth games of the first set, giving the impression that he was unable to find his rhythm. The set ended with Zverev leading 6-1, but he misinterpreted this as a sign of a predetermined direction.
Put almost with the backs against the wallFlavio immediately showed his gladiator nature by scoring a break that took him to 4-3. The Italian’s reaction made Alexander seem to suffer one of the many down moments that characterize his career and the sum of these two factors gives the impression that he is now the one on the ropes. The first set ball It was not wasted with the match ending in a perfect draw at 1-1 after an hour and a half of play.
A break in the tenth game of the third set further complicated the Roman’s life. Up until that point, the set had been perfectly even, but a few too many distractions knocked him out right in the most delicate phase of the match. Cobolli had no choice but to go for broke, and for a change, he’s at his best in difficult situations. In what could have been the final set, he immediately took his opponent’s serve, but then he conceded a set. counterbreak which brings the score back to 3-3. Flavio doesn’t give up and immediately takes back the advantage in a match where reversals of power are the order of the day and, in fact, Zverev ties the score again and then takes the lead (6-5). The Italian once again finds himself having to defend the match tooth and nail and promptly succeeds by extending the match until the tie-breaker and then winning it despite a few too many errors probably due to tiredness, given that they had been on the pitch for 3 hours and 37 minutes.
The fifth and decisive set begins with Cobolli serving, and his opponent breaks, repeating the lead in the third game. Despite the crowd’s support, the tank is empty, and so Zverev celebrates his first Grand Slam title after three lost finals, while Flavio climbs to tenth in the world rankings. The great respect between the two is evidenced by the Italian’s words at the end of the match: “Now, Sasha, you’ve achieved your goal, let me win next time. These have been wonderful weeks, and I want to see the entire Italian staff who have accompanied me on this journey smile. I won’t look you in the face because if I do, I’ll start crying.”