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PARIS (AP) \u2014 Jannik Sinner lost early. Carlos Alcaraz withdrew due to injury.<\/p>\n

The pressure has been on Alexander Zverev to finally win an elusive Grand Slam title and now the second-seeded German is only one victory away from raising the French Open trophy.<\/p>\n

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Zverev reached the fourth major final of his career after beating 20-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the Roland Garros semifinals on Friday.<\/p>\n

In Sunday\u2019s final, Zverev will face 14th-ranked Flavio Cobolli or 104th Matteo Arnaldi, who were playing in an all-Italian semifinal later.<\/p>\n

Zverev has been an overwhelming favorite for the title ever since the top-ranked Sinner struggled in the first week\u2019s heat wave and wasted a two set and 5-1 lead against Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz, the two-time reigning champion, withdrew before the tournament with an injured right wrist.<\/p>\n

The 27th-ranked Mensik, who was playing in his first Grand Slam semifinal, struggled with five double faults.<\/p>\n

It will be Zverev\u2019s second French Open final, having wasted a lead of two sets to one against Alcaraz in the 2024 championship match.<\/p>\n

Zverev had an even bigger advantage \u2014 two sets to none \u2014 in the 2020 U.S. Open final and lost that one, too, to Dominic Thiem. He was also beaten in straight sets by Sinner in the 2025 Australian Open final.<\/p>\n

Wind and mishits<\/h3>\n

Despite overcast and windy conditions at the start, the roof was open on Court Philippe-Chatrier and both players struggled with mishits early on.<\/p>\n

Mensik relied often on serve-and-volley tactics while Zverev was more solid from the baseline of the red clay court.<\/p>\n

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Mensik double-faulted twice late in the first set, leading to the first break.<\/p>\n

Zverev broke again early in the second after running down a drop shot from Mensik and then went ahead 5-2 when Mensik double-faulted again.<\/p>\n

Mensik took a medical timeout<\/h3>\n

Early in the third, Mensik had his neck treated by a trainer and then left the court for a medical timeout.<\/p>\n

When play resumed, Zverev moved Mensik off the court with well-angled shots and the Czech threw his racket in desperation at a ball he knew he couldn\u2019t reach.<\/p>\n

There were more shouts for \u201cSascha\u201d \u2014 Zverev\u2019s nickname \u2014 but the crowd attempted to help Mensik back into the match with chants of \u201cLet\u2019s go, Mensik, Let\u2019s go.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Mensik produced two well-executed drop shots to finally break Zverev\u2019s serve and take a 4-2 lead in the third, he pumped his fist as the crowd came to life.<\/p>\n

But when Mensik rushed the net after a slice serve to the deuce court midway through the fourth set and Zverev used his long wingspan to produce a looping cross-court return that dipped over the net beyond his reach, Mensik just smiled \u2014 perhaps realizing in that moment that Zverev simply had too much game for him.<\/p>\n

Abuse allegations<\/h3>\n

Moments after Zverev\u2019s last Grand Slam final in Australia in 2025, a person in the stadium yelled out the names of two of his ex-girlfriends who accused him of physical abuse.<\/p>\n

One case was resolved following an agreement between German prosecutors, lawyers for Zverev and his former partner. The ATP Tour investigated another case and concluded there was insufficient evidence.<\/p>\n

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___<\/p>\n

AP tennis: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tennis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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