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Germany\u2019s Alexander Zverev returns to Czech Republic\u2019s Jakub Mensik during the semifinal tennis match at the French Open in Paris, Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo\/Aurelien Morissard)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

PARIS \u2014 Alexander Zverev<\/a> is under pressure to win an elusive Grand Slam title when he plays 14th-ranked Flavio Cobolli<\/a> in the French Open<\/a> final on Sunday.<\/p>

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It\u2019s the fourth major final of Zverev\u2019s career and it\u2019s a unique opportunity for the third-ranked German without Jannik Sinner<\/a> or Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> across the net.<\/p>\n

The final on the red clay of Roland Garros starts st 3 p.m. (1300 GMT; 9 a.m. ET).<\/p>\n

Zverev has been an overwhelming favorite for the title ever since the top-ranked Sinner struggled in the first week\u2019s heat wave<\/a> and wasted a two set and 5-1 lead against Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round. A day later, 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic was also eliminated<\/a> .<\/p>\n

Alcaraz, the two-time reigning champion, withdrew before the tournament with an injured right wrist.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Zverev\u2019s second French Open final, having wasted a lead of two sets to one against Alcaraz in the 2024 championship match<\/a> .<\/p>

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Zverev had an even bigger advantage \u2014 two sets to none \u2014 in the 2020 U.S. Open final<\/a> and lost that one, too, to Dominic Thiem. He was also beaten in straight sets by Sinner in the 2025 Australian Open final<\/a> .<\/p>\n

Cobolli had never been past a Grand Slam quarterfinal until this week.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s attempting to become the first Italian man<\/a> to raise the singles trophy at Roland Garros since Adriano Panatta<\/a> 50 years ago.<\/p>\n

Cobolli comes from the same tennis club in Rome as Panatta and Panatta has been asked by tournament organizers to present the Coupe des Mousquetaires to the champion to celebrate the anniversary of his 1976 triumph.<\/p>\n

Both players have dropped only two sets en route to the final.<\/p>\n

Zverev has won three of his four career meetings with Cobolli, including a straight-sets victory in the third round in Paris a year ago. But they\u2019ve also split two encounters on clay this season: Cobolli won in straight sets in Munich and Zverev won in straight sets in Madrid.<\/p>

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AP tennis: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tennis<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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