French Open 2026: Alexander Zverev’s time has come, the German ends long wait for a Grand Slam title

The men's singles draw at this year’s French Open saw a remarkable number of seeds falling early on, including world No. 1 and tournament favourite Jannik Sinner.

This brought about a wide open draw, where several players believed they had a realistic shot at going all the way. 

As it turned out, second seed Alexander Zverev dealt with the pressure and expectations to bring home his long-awaited maiden major.

Here, Sports News Blitz writer and tennis fan AJ Becker takes a closer look at both Zverev’s achievement and other salient success stories from an extraordinary fortnight on the Paris clay.