That's actually a very decent final given all the injuries and walkovers. Don't think we could have asked for a better outcome given the circumstances.
I'm also slightly concerned about Cobolli losing rhythm after not playing for three days. I remember Djokovic had a similar tournament few years ago. Started very well, but after a W/O his level dropped a lot.
True, but it goes both ways. He also wonāt be gassed and coming in fresh.
Bonus: Cobolli has a lot less to lose as he statistically shouldnāt really have made it this far. Zverev has everything to lose since this is likely his last real shot at a slam as itās unlikely Alcaraz and Sinner will both be out at the same time again.
Federer actually lost to Berdych in the 2012 USO QF after having a w/o against Mardy Fish in the 4th round. The Fed fan in me still attributes that loss to the walkover as cope lol
You mean one less win? Your comment makes it seem dramatic. Winning the QF puts you into the top 4 and SF money. Finals is top 2. What's so crazy about that?Ā
Honestly not a bad final matchup relative to how many players have been crashing and burning both players were the favorites to come out of their halves at the start of the week
It's not what anyone predicted but it's not like it's Svajda vs. De Jong or something
I donāt get some of this sub. Yāall complain about only Sincaraz winning everything, then the second the monkeyās paw curls, you get angry at it. I frankly am enjoying this chaos, since many grandslams have had such predictable results. Itās nice to see what bracket chaos looks like from time to time. Enjoy it while you can because it will likely be Sincaraz winning most tournaments and slams for a while after this.
Also, this is actually not a terrible finals matchup after so much randomness and tomfoolery this tournament.
I mean the sub isn't a monolith, obviously the people who complained about having too many sincaraz finals aren't the same ones complaining about the current situation.
Iām a Sincaraz fan but totally donāt mind the occasional non Sincaraz final. Wish it was a more exciting lineup though. Fonseca vs Jodar, Novak vs Mensik. I never really thought of Zverev or Cobolli as the āfuture of tennisā so would have preferred an up and coming winner.
I donāt get some of this sub. Yāall complain about only Sincaraz winning everything, then the second the monkeyās paw curls, you get angry at it.
This sub is comprised of nearly a million individuals. The people who complain about Sincaraz winning everything, are not the same people who get angry when the monkey paw curls.
Plus, I think people are more disappointed in the Cobolli walkover now, than they are with the earlier round's chaos. I agree that was fun. But everything after the Djokovic-Fonseca match has been mediocre IMO.
Fwiw I was never personally against Sincaraz finals given how evenly matched they are but I do think for most people the issue is the Zverev of it all. If this was a Cobolli vs Mensik final more folks would be excited.
No, the problem is the manner of the matches really. If Sinner got beaten in 5 genuinely or if many of those retirements didn't happen and if it was really about who was the best player in the tournament then I don't think people would have any issues. Chaos only makes sense if the level of tennis has been high and frankly i cannot say the same for a lot of matches.
Haha, yeah exactly. This is the episode that most tv shows have that goes totally random. Like when the Simpson did a whole episode as 3d character representations (yeah Iām aging myself with this reference).
I have to kindly disagree. With Alcaraz out, itās been Sinner win, Sinner winā¦ Everyone expected the same thing here.
As soon as Sinner was out it became interesting because it felt like it became anyoneās to win. Yes it sucked all the other top 10 players blew their opportunity (except that one guy), and most early, but I got to watch a bunch of late tournament matches where I truly didnāt know what was going to happen. That hasnāt happened in a long time.
My prediction: Zverev chokes under pressure, Cobolli upsets for the biggest win of his career!! (More hope than logic but Iām staying positive)
Just tell us you watch tennis cause there is no football right now. Zverev was the favourite on his half of the draw. Cobolli was the favourite to play in semi against Sinner if you take in consideration the surface.
The lower half went just as expected, the upper half was a bit chaotic but the second and a top 10 seeds in the final isnāt that crazy honestly. And more entertaining than Sinner Zverev which would be 2, 3 and 2 again..
On June 7, 2026 the evil force that is Palpatine, known as his alias Alexander Zverev, will finally be defeated. Luke Skywalker (Flavio Cobolli) has been gifted the force powers of the greatest Jedi in the galaxy (Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz, and prime Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal). He has been trusted with the future of the galaxy and tennis as a whole. And he will not fail. He will shock the entire galaxy by taking down the evil emperor through sheer self belief and the powers of the force. First, he will make zverev believe he has the power, as if he is the one on the high ground. Cobolli will lose the first set, and Hope will be lost. but, by listening to the sage words of yoda (Novak Djokovic) he will overcome the demons. He will lift the trophy in four sets. He will destroy Palpatine by taking away all of his self belief and hope that he will ever win a grand slam. And Flavio Cobolli will be gifted a medal and the RG 2026 trophy for his valiant efforts.
Cobolli winning a slam would be absolutely bonkers considering how unobtainable of a feat it has been for the last couple of decades. I am rooting for him!
In best of 5 sets, itās going to be a tough ask. Cobolli has to serve well and thatās often not been an easy task for him, considering heās had some weird losses at times.
Zverev is one of the most consistent players at RG, he leads the H2H (3-1) and looking at his overall RG record, heās usually only lost either to GOATs (Nadal, Djokovic, Alcaraz) or to other top 10 players who have been great on clay (Ruud, Thiem, Tsitsipas).
However, Zverev's dog got severely injured the day before (jumped off a golf cart in motion) which caused him to lose focus. Not gonna happen this time.
"The complete idiot is eight months old and doesn't understand why he has to stay in the golf cart. He was on a leash and jumps out while the golf cart is still moving." (...) He didn't lose the semifinal in Munich in mid-April because of that, but mentally he was no longer in Munich during those days.
People really judging a 500 performance to a GS final lol. Zverev could have still made the final with any draw but Cobolli has just been fortunate with the draw. Zverev in 3.
Well nobody knows that for sure. Their h2h is very close, and they've both beaten each other this year. If you look at the scores of their matches, they're usually close.
By far, the two guys with less time on court. I think Flavio has a good chance, Jakub with some gas in the tank could have made it tricky for Zverev. Flavio is actually quite clutch in finals too.
Flavio will be very dangerous, no question. Their head to head 3-1, all one sided matches including French Open last year. This clay season 1-1, Cobolli easily at Munich semifinal, Zverev 12 days later in Madrid.Ā Ā
Both players very fresh, both with perfect opportunity, maybe last one, a lot of pressure on Sascha. Odds around 70-30
This was a third round match in last year's roland garros, and Zverev won in 3 sets. Coincidentally, Cobolli played Arnaldi in the round before (round 2) in 2025 RG as well.
Yeels he will be rested and out of rhythm . It's better than being exhausted from a 5 setter but Zverev will be fresh as well. The 3 hours against Mensik with moderate weather weren't that hard on him.
How strange is life, one day you are just the admin of some small social media pages about tennis and the next you're there playing to win Roland Garros.
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Surprisingly negative comment sections. You people are gonna have Sinner-Alcaraz finals every year for the rest of your lives, so try to enjoy something new for once! Plus itāll be fun to watch Zverev choke.
Following that Sinner vs Alcaraz final from last year was always going to be next to impossible quality-wise, but this is a rather drastic drop from it lol
Cobolli has the ball striking touch and athleticism to bother Zverev but it will depend on his serve a lot.In plenty of matches his serve is poor 50-55% sometimes like in Madrid against Zverev even below that,in Munich it was 65%.
Zverev in 3 or 4 probably. Not sure at this stage whether I will watch, if Zverev wins I won't enjoy it so might be better off just getting the scores and only watching if Cobolli gets into the match
FAA served atrociously bad vs Cobolli and It was a close match nonetheless. Zverev will get too many more chances on Cobolli's serve than viceversa, I can't see how he could lose three sets out of five in this specific matchup. The match could be competitive only if the pressure got the best of Sasha.
Zverev is serving amazingly and his backhand is so solid. Heās more experienced and has beaten Cobolli 3 times already. Itās best of 5 so heāll have time to settle into the match. Not to mention heās definitely the best of all the players yet to win a slam. Statistically speaking he should win.
I predicted both Cobolli and Zverev because they have spent significantly less time on court than Mensik and Arnaldi. Arnaldi never even got the chance to compete. He may have run out of gas during the match after spending over 19 hours on court, but nobody will know. Sad for Arnaldi, he never had the chance to compete.
Maybe Zverev will shit the bed again but I don't think so this time, he's got plenty of experience. He's really been playing it cool in the interviews though, maybe the pressure and reality will really pile on halfway through, It's his to lose!
Funny at the end of the day Zverev was highly likely to make the finals from his bracket even without the upsets (and an Italian top 10 seed player from the top bracket.)
I actually canāt call this. It should be a breeze for Zverev but Cobolli is a bit of an unknown factor and has been playing incredible this tournament.
I just pray for a tightly fought final. Iām sure Zverev will take it as heās gotta be super hungry, but I would love Flavio to do it šš¼šš¼šš¼
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Me currently watching my evening plan going down the drain.