Germany's Alexander Zverev captured his first Grand Slam title at the 2026 French Open on Sunday, beating Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(5-7), 6-1 in a four-hour, five-set final on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The 29-year-old, who survived a fourth-set tiebreak to force a decider, collapsed onto the clay in celebration after finally breaking through in his fourth major final.
Zverev is the first German man to win a major singles title since Boris Becker at the 1996 Australian Open, and the first player other than Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz to win a Slam since 2023. "This court is so special to me in so many ways. I've had the best moments of my life on this court. I've had the worst moment of my life on this court," he said during the trophy ceremony, "but now, finally, it's a happy ending."
In the women's final on Saturday, 19-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva beat Poland's Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 for her own maiden Grand Slam title. No former major champion reached the semifinals in either the men's or women's singles draw, underscoring a breakthrough fortnight in Paris.