Soaring Zverev leaps first hurdle

The No.2 seed Alexander Zverev drew on his vast Grand Slam experience to navigate past Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi in the first round of Roland-Garros 2026 on Sunday.

The 2024 runner-up stormed through 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 on Court Philippe-Chatrier to clear the opening stage for the 10th time in 11 trips to Paris.

Chasing an elusive first Grand Slam title, Zverev advances to a meeting with Tomas Machac, who he defeated on these grounds at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.