Zverev Wins First Slam, Andreeva Rules Roland Garros

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June 7, 2026

French Open 2026 champions Zverev and Andreeva illustration

The French Open 2026 final crowned Alexander Zverev on Sunday. Zverev beat Flavio Cobolli in five sets at Roland Garros. Alexander Zverev captured his first Grand Slam title at age 29.

Zverev Breaks His Grand Slam Curse on Chatrier Clay

Alexander Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli on Court Philippe-Chatrier on June 7. Zverev won 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 across five sets. The win gave Zverev a maiden Grand Slam in his fourth final. Zverev had lost his three previous Grand Slam finals before Sunday.

Zverev ranks as the seventh-oldest man to win a first Grand Slam, at age 29. Zverev also became the first German man to win a Grand Slam since 1996. Zverev had reached World No. 2 and won Olympic singles gold in 2021. Sunday gave Zverev the Grand Slam crown that those honors had lacked.

Flavio Cobolli reached his first Grand Slam final ranked outside the top 20. Cobolli won the second set and forced a fourth-set tiebreak against Zverev. Cobolli led that tiebreak before Zverev closed the set 7-5. Zverev then swept the deciding set 6-1 to end Cobolli’s run.

Mirra Andreeva added historic weight to Roland Garros 2026 on Saturday. Andreeva won the women’s final 6-3, 6-3 over Maja Chwalinska. Mirra Andreeva, age 19, claimed her first Grand Slam title. Andreeva became the first teenage French Open women’s champion since Iga Swiatek in 2020.

Andreeva also became the youngest Roland Garros women’s champion since 1992. Monica Seles last won the title younger, at age 18 that year. Maja Chwalinska reached her first Grand Slam final as an unseeded entrant. Chwalinska won just six games across the two sets against Andreeva.

Roland Garros 2026 produced two first-time Grand Slam singles champions. Alexander Zverev broke through at age 29 on the men’s side. Mirra Andreeva broke through at age 19 on the women’s side. Both Zverev and Andreeva earned maiden Grand Slam trophies in the same week. Sunday also delivered Zverev his first Roland Garros title on clay. Andreeva stood as the youngest singles champion of the 2026 tournament.

These titles reshape the 2026 tennis season for both champions. Zverev now owns one Grand Slam after three earlier final defeats. Andreeva holds a Grand Slam crown at age 19, ahead of schedule. The grass season starts next, with Wimbledon 2026 only weeks away. Both Alexander Zverev and Mirra Andreeva enter Wimbledon 2026 as fresh champions.