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06/05 10:45 CDT Zverev beats Mensik in French Open semifinals and within a win
of elusive Grand Slam title
Zverev beats Mensik in French Open semifinals and within a win of elusive Grand
Slam title
By ANDREW DAMPF
AP Sports Writer
PARIS (AP) --- Jannik Sinner lost early. Carlos Alcaraz withdrew due to injury.
The pressure has been on Alexander Zverev to finally win an elusive Grand Slam
title and now the second-seeded German is only one victory away from raising
the French Open trophy.
Zverev reached the fourth major final of his career after beating 20-year-old
Czech Jakub Mensik 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the Roland Garros semifinals on Friday.
In Sunday's final, Zverev will face 14th-ranked Flavio Cobolli or 104th Matteo
Arnaldi, who were playing in an all-Italian semifinal later.
Zverev has been an overwhelming favorite for the title ever since the
top-ranked Sinner struggled in the first week's heat wave and wasted a two set
and 5-1 lead against Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round.
Alcaraz, the two-time reigning champion, withdrew before the tournament with an
injured right wrist.
The 27th-ranked Mensik, who was playing in his first Grand Slam semifinal,
struggled with double faults.
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