Alexander Zverev def. Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6(5)-7(7), 6-1 — French Open 2026 Final

Match recap

Alexander Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6(5)-7(7), 6-1 in the Final of the French Open 2026.

Four hours and ten minutes of swinging momentum, and it was Zverev's return that finally cracked the match open in the fifth. After Cobolli forced a decider by edging the fourth-set tiebreak 7-5, Zverev ran away with the closer, winning 38% of his return games to Cobolli's 14% across the match and converting 9 of 21 break points. The serve underpinned it all — 76% of first serves landed against Cobolli's 52%, and 73% of those first-serve points won. The German lifts the Roland-Garros trophy and stretches his head-to-head edge over Cobolli to 4-1.

Match stats

Flavio Cobolli: 6 aces, 42 winners, 52% first serves, 3 double faults, 3/8 break points. Alexander Zverev: 6 aces, 50 winners, 76% first serves, 9 double faults, 9/21 break points.

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Head-to-head

Flavio Cobolli and Alexander Zverev have met 5 times, with Alexander Zverev leading the head-to-head 4–1.