Breaking the semi-final curse, Alexander Zverev advances to the grand finale

Alexander Zverev, ranked fourth in the world, reached his first-ever French Open final and became fortunate four times over. In two hours and thirty-five minutes on Friday, June 7, the German player overcame Casper Ruud 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 at Philippe-Chatrier. In the semifinals, Zverev was defeated by Rafael Nadal, Casper Ruud, and Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively.

However, Zverev, who is 27 years old, had luck on his side this time. After losing to Dominic Thiem of Austria in an exciting five-set match at the US Open 2020, he also advanced to his second Grand Slam final. Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated World 

Zverev suffered a double break down and found it difficult to recover in the first set. However, as he settled in during the second set, it was difficult to stop the German. To demonstrate his domination, Zverev broke Ruud's serve five times in the final three sets.

Ruud was suffering from a stomach ailment, which had a significant negative impact on his performance. To win the match, Zverev struck 54 wins, 19 more than his opponent. In addition, Zverev served exceptionally well, producing 19 aces to Ruud's 4. Additionally, he outperformed his opponent with an incredible 86 winning rate on first serves as opposed to 69 for his opponent.

Zverev is ahead 5-4 in the head-to-head series after some fantastic performances against Alcaraz. Alcaraz defeated Zverev 6-3, 6-1 in their earlier encounter at Indian Wells this year. Zverev triumphed in four sets in their lone encounter at the French Open back in 2022.