Media Internasional Soroti Kemenangan Alexander Zverev di Prancis Terbuka 2026

Berbagai media internasional memberikan penghormatan atas keberhasilan Alexander Zverev menjuarai turnamen tenis Prancis Terbuka setelah menundukkan Flavio Cobolli dalam laga final pada Minggu, 7 Juni 2026.

Kemenangan bersejarah petenis asal Jerman tersebut dinilai memutus beban besar yang selama ini membayangi kariernya di panggung Grand Slam.

Sejumlah media Eropa menyoroti bagaimana Zverev mengatasi tekanan mental dan ekspektasi besar sepanjang turnamen dua pekan ini, terutama setelah tersingkirnya beberapa petenis unggulan utama.

Media Prancis, L'Equipe memberikan ulasan mengenai penantian panjang negara asal Zverev dalam turnamen bergengsi ini.

"An 89-year wait for a German champion: following Jannik Sinner's exit in the second round, Zverev was considered the clear favourite and lived up to expectations throughout the two-week tournament." tulis L'Equipe.

Ulasan mengenai perjuangan emosional Zverev di lapangan tanah liat Paris juga dilaporkan oleh media Prancis lainnya, Le Figaro.

"After a nerve-wracking final, Alexander Zverev overcomes his demons and wins his first Grand Slam title." tulis Le Figaro.

Sementara itu, media Italia La Gazzetta dello Sport memberikan apresiasi kepada Cobolli yang memberikan perlawanan sengit sekaligus menyoroti momen emosional setelah pertandingan berakhir.

"A magnificent Cobolli isn't enough; Roland Garros belongs to Zverev! Flavio forces him into a fifth set, then crumbles. Sascha finishes the match in tears and then embraces Flavio Cobolli, one of his closest friends on the tour. After Pietrangeli, Panatta and Sinner, Italy cannot celebrate a new Grand Slam winner." tulis La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Media Italia lainnya, Tuttosport juga menggambarkan bagaimana jalannya set penentu yang menjadi akhir dari perlawanan petenis mereka.

"The fairy tale ends in the fifth set: Roland Garros goes to the German. In the deciding set, Zverev dominated and won just as he had started." tulis Tuttosport.

Media Spanyol, AS ikut mengulas latar belakang keluarga Zverev dan signifikansi gelar ini bagi perjalanan kariernya yang gemilang.

"Champion at last! The old adage holds: it's never too late to claim your moment. If a similar maxim exists in Germany or Russia—the country where his parents and older brother nurtured his tennis talent—Alexander Zverev can now claim it as his own, having fulfilled one of the last missing feats in his distinguished career: winning a Grand Slam." tulis AS.

Media Spanyol, Marca menambahkan bahwa keberhasilan ini sekaligus menjawab keraguan yang pernah dilontarkan oleh legenda tenis senegaranya.

"Zverev dominates in Paris and secures his place among tennis's greats. He has finally lifted a heavy burden from his shoulders. Even his compatriot Boris Becker had questioned his ability to make his mark on the big stage." tulis Marca.

Analisis mengenai jalannya pertandingan yang diwarnai banyak kesalahan sendiri dari kedua pemain turut dilaporkan oleh media Inggris, The Telegraph.

"Alexander Zverev overcomes his nerves to finally win a Grand Slam title. Both Zverev and Cobolli were at times their own worst enemies as the number of unforced errors mounted, but in the end the favourite could celebrate, falling backwards onto the clay court in tears with a mixture of joy and relief." tulis The Telegraph.