Alexander Zverev defeated Jakub Mensik in four sets to reach the French Open final.
The world number three will now prepare to take on Flavio Cobolli in the final, after his semi-final opponent, Matteo Arnaldi, withdrew from the tournament.
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Zverev will walk on the court as the favourite, but wasn’t quite at his best in the semis.
During TNT Sports’ post-match coverage, former French Open champion Andre Agassi shared his assessment of Zverev and Mensik’s semi-final performances.
Andre Agassi was ‘a little bit disappointed’ by Alexander Zverev and Jakub Mensik’s semi-final and criticises tactics
“I guess I have [had enough time to process],” said Agassi.
“I mean, a little bit disappointed in the match, I have to say.
“You’ve always got to give credit to the winner, there’s two guys out there, you’ve got to be better than one person, that’s all that’s really asked of you.
Alexander Zverev vs Jakub Mensik – Match stats
| Stats | Alexander Zverev | Jakub Mensik |
| Aces | 8 | 4 |
| Double faults | 2 | 5 |
| 1st Serve % | 75% | 61% |
| Win % on 1st Serve | 79% | 72% |
| Win % on 2nd Serve | 67% | 56% |
| Break points | 4/7 | 1/4 |
“[Jakub] Mensik’s 20; he’s young, he’s been through a lot physically this tournament, he’s been through a lot mentally, so who knows how that played out.”
Agassi then criticised Mensik’s decision to bring in his mental coach for the semi-finals.
“But I have to say that if I was Mensik and if I flew my mental coach in first class, he’s going back coach!” said Agassi.
“Or make him walk back or something, because he had 3-4 first set, 15-40, he had an opportunity with the forehand, and laid off of it a little bit.
“At 4-4, he gets four shanks in a row off Zverev’s forehand. I think all of a sudden, he started to realise maybe making this match difficult is a real possibility. From that point on, he kind of lost the plot a little bit.”
Agassi continued, highlighting the tactical errors Mensik made in his first Grand Slam semi-final.
“If you had to point to something he maybe could have done different, and I still feel even in hindsight, he’s going after Zverev’s forehand, and he’s going after it so often that he’s actually getting him to feel good, and when you go to the backhand, you realise what a weapon it is,” he said.
“You have to be able to stay with Zverev a little bit backhand to backhand, then you have to go to his forehand, make him take that swing when he might not want to, but you definitely can’t go to the dropshot so many times until you get somebody backed up on their heels.
“He’s not backed up on his heels when you’re pressing against your greatest strengths. Mensik’s forehand pull from inside-in is not how he is going to penetrate the court against this guy.
“Even though it’s Zverev’s strength, he needed to pound it there; he needed to stick to his strength so that he could at least feel the best of himself.
“I never quite felt like he made that adjustment.
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“When he lost that first set, it gave him a quick lead in the second, definitely came back in the third, which we didn’t expect, but that fourth set again, right when the pressure started to build, let him off the hook.
“You don’t want anybody with that kind of runway like Zverev; he’s going to take it and run with it.”
Mensik carved out four break-point opportunities against Zverev, but only converted one, as he fell to a 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6 defeat.
The Czech will now turn his attention to grass, while the German prepares for what could be his crowning moment.
Alexander Zverev is one win away from silencing his doubters
For years, Zverev has been labelled the greatest player to have never won a Grand Slam title.
Three-times a runner-up, the 29-year-old has come close, but always seemed to slip up before the finish line.
This is, however, his best chance yet.
Cobolli, his opponent, has never played a Grand Slam final before and will walk onto Court Philippe Chatrier as a big underdog.
Zverev has experienced the pressure of a major final and knows exactly what to expect.
Whether he can use that to his advantage and win his first Grand Slam title remains to be seen.
Zverev and Cobolli will contest the 2026 French Open men’s singles final on Sunday, June 7.
