Alexander Zverev put his grand slam heartache behind him to finally lift a major trophy at the French Open.
The German was presented with a golden opportunity in the absence of injured two-time winner Carlos Alcaraz and with Jannik Sinner losing early, and he battled to a 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-1 victory over Italy's Flavio Cobolli.
It is nearly six years since the German blew a golden chance to win the US Open against Dominic Thiem, while he also lost in Paris to Alcaraz two years ago and to Sinner at the Australian Open last year.
Another memory that came into Zverev's mind as he held the Coupe des Mousquetaires was the severe ankle injury he suffered during a semi-final against Rafael Nadal four years ago.
"This court is so special to me in so many ways," said the 29-year-old. "I've had the best moments of my life on this court, I had the worst moment of my life on this court.
The German was presented with a golden opportunity in the absence of injured two-time winner Carlos Alcaraz and with Jannik Sinner losing early, and he battled to a 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-1 victory over Italy's Flavio Cobolli.
It is nearly six years since the German blew a golden chance to win the US Open against Dominic Thiem, while he also lost in Paris to Alcaraz two years ago and to Sinner at the Australian Open last year.
Another memory that came into Zverev's mind as he held the Coupe des Mousquetaires was the severe ankle injury he suffered during a semi-final against Rafael Nadal four years ago.
"This court is so special to me in so many ways," said the 29-year-old. "I've had the best moments of my life on this court, I had the worst moment of my life on this court.
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