Germany tennis star Alexander Zverev has disclosed that winning his maiden Grand Slam title at the 2026 French Open gives him freedom and calms his mind for future finals.
Recall that Zverev defeated Flavio Cobolli in a dramatic five-set men’s final (6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1) at Roland-Garros to shed his unwanted tag as the best player without a major.
Zverev, in a chat with the Roland Garros website, stated that achieving this career milestone released immense pressure, knowing his status as a Grand Slam champion can never be undone, regardless of future outcomes.
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“Now no matter what happens, I will always be a Grand Slam champion, and nobody can take that away from me,” Zverev added.
“To be honest, I’m a little bit drunk already, so I just repeat myself a little bit more than I’m used to. I’m just happy to be sitting next to this trophy.”
“For sure this trophy helps the belief a lot.
“That does give me some freedom. It does give me some — maybe my mind will just be a little bit calmer when I play a final, meaning that even if I lose it, I will still be a Grand Slam champion.
“I think this trophy for me is very important, because if I would have lost this one, the self-belief would have gone down a lot. But now that I’ve won it, I feel like I can do it again.
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“I was just very tight today. I honestly feel like I’ve managed the last two weeks extremely well, because with all the losses that happened early on with Jannik (Sinner) going out, with Novak (Djokovic) going out, I managed to stay composed, I managed to stay calm in my mind.
“But then today I feel like I didn’t manage so well.”
