Zverev beats Cobolli in five-set thriller to win first Grand Slam title
After finishing as a runner-up on three previous occasions, world number three Alexander Zverev wins his first Grand Slam title as he beats Italy's Flavio Cobolli in five sets.
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After finishing as a runner-up on three previous occasions, world number three Alexander Zverev wins his first Grand Slam title as he beats Italy's Flavio Cobolli in five sets.
Alexander Zverev clinched his first Grand Slam title after a five-set victory over Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final. The match saw Zverev dominate the first and fifth sets, while Cobolli fought back in the second and fourth sets, including a tiebreaker in the fourth.
Alexander Zverev claimed his first Grand Slam title by defeating Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 in a dramatic French Open final. This victory makes Zverev the first German man to win a Grand Slam singles title since Henner Henkel in 1937.
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