From torn ligaments to lifting the trophy, how Zverev found redemption in Paris

Finally. Alexander Zverev chased down a drop shot at the net, returned the following lob, and when his final opponent, Flavio Cobolli, smashed the ball out, he fell to the clay and began to cry. One of the longest waits for a Grand Slam trophy had ended. The German tennis player fulfilled his dream, and fans from his country finally saw a champion after a long 30 years.