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Finnally Alexander Zverev of Germany broke the shackles for his maiden Grand Slam title, overcoming from three previous stumbles to deny Italian Flavio Cobolli in five sets at Roland-Garros on Sunday.
Arguably the best player never to have claimed a major title, the German was delighted to at last shed the unenviable tag after holding off the upstart 10th seed 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1.
Zverev scripted history after the first German man to claim a singles major since Boris Becker at Melbourne Park three decades ago, Zverev fulfilled his destiny on his 125th Grand slam match win on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
The Triumh came two years after he let a two-sets-to-one lead slip against Carlos Alcaraz with the trophy on the line. Two years earlier, when in a commanding position against eventual champion Rafael Nadal, he had cruelly succumbed to a badly rolled ankle that sidelined him for six months.
“This court is so special to me in so many ways,” Zverev said. I’ve had the best moments of my life on this court. I had the worst moment of my life on these courts. I was laying in that corner over there four years ago with seven broken ligaments and two fractured bones.
“I lost a Grand Slam final here two years ago, but now, finally, it’s a happy ending,” he added. “I really felt like the crowd was pushing me throughout the entire two weeks.”
It was the most defining day of the 29-year-old’s career and despite momentary blips, he stayed the course in his fourth major final to prevail after four hours and 16 minutes.
(Source: Rolandgarros.com)
