French Open Tennis

Alexander Zverev is under pressure to win an elusive Grand Slam title when he plays 14th-ranked Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final. It’s the fourth major final of Zverev’s career and it’s a unique opportunity for the third-ranked German without Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz across the net. The final on the red clay of Roland Garros starts at 3 p.m. (1300 GMT; 9 a.m. ET). Zverev has been an overwhelming favorite for the title ever since the top-ranked Sinner struggled in the first week’s heat wave and lost in the second round. Two-time reigning champion Alcaraz withdrew before the tournament with an injured right wrist. Cobolli had never been past a Grand Slam quarterfinal until this week.