Le Figaro: “After a nerve-wracking final, Alexander Zverev conquers his demons and wins his first Grand Slam title.”
Italy
“Gazzetta dello Sport”: ““A great Cobolli is not enough, Roland Garros belongs to Zverev! Flavio forces him into the fifth set, then he collapses. Sascha ends the match in tears and then hugs Flavio Cobolli, one of his closest friends on the tour. Italy cannot celebrate a new Grand Slam winner after Pietrangeli, Panatta and Sinner.”
“Tuttosport”: “The fairy tale ends in the fifth set: Roland Garros goes to the German. Zverev dominated in the decisive set and won as he started.”
“Corriere dello Sport”: “Heart alone was not enough for Flavio Cobolli, who lost to Alexander Zverev in the Roland Garros final. The Roman tennis player held out for four sets, but had to admit defeat in the fifth set, leaving the German tennis player to win.”
Switzerland
“View”: “Sascha Zverev is a Grand Slam winner. The German still has to get used to this fact. The 29-year-old had lost all of his first three major finals. At times – also in view of the dominance of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner – he had already lost faith in a really big title.”
Austria
“Kronen Zeitung”: “Triumph in Paris! Zverev defeats Grand Slam curse. Like Dominic Thiem, Zverev won his long-overdue first title in his fourth Grand Slam final, his 25th in total. He lost to Thiem in the final of the US Open in 2020 after a dramatic game.”
“Courier”: “Battle of nerves at the French Open: Zverev is crowned Grand Slam champ. In Germany, and not only in Germany, many eyes were on Alexander Zverev. Will he finally make it? Will he still win a Grand Slam tournament after three final defeats? He did it.”
Spain
“Marca”: “Zverev dominates in Paris and secures a place among the tennis greats. He has finally taken a heavy burden off his shoulders. Even his compatriot Boris Becker had questioned his ability to debut on the big stage.”
“AS”: “Finally champion! They say it is never too late as long as the result is good. If there is a similar saying in Germany or Russia, the country to which he owes his tennis training thanks to his parents and older brother, then Alexander Zverev can certainly apply it after one of the few remaining successes of his illustrious career – winning a Grand Slam tournament.”