Quick Served: Roland Garros Day 15

Inside Alexander Zverev's first Slam

Jun 08, 2026

Context-free soundbite: “I didn’t think we’d end this with Chumbawamba.”

In the offseason, Alexander Zverev called Andy to discuss his quest to win a Slam. Andy shares where Zverev’s head was at seven months ago, and how he got from that point to achieving his dream today.

If you hate the end of a Slam as much as we do, hang on until Tuesday. We’ll be back with our recap show, then return to our regular programming.

In the meantime, check out the men’s final recap episode, our bonus coverage below and our final poll of Roland Garros.

Women’s Doubles Recap

Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova (Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters)

Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend def. Anna Danilina/Aleksandra Krunic 6-2, 7-5

The No. 1 seeds captured their first Roland Garros title together and their third Slam as a team by overpowering the No. 2 seeds. After winning the Sunshine Double and Madrid, Siniakova and Townsend have solidified their spot atop the mountain and are putting together a historic season. This is Siniakova’s 11th women’s doubles major with three different partners. It’s Townsend’s third major.

All of the No. 1 seeds triumphed in the six doubles events, including wheelchair divisions.

Perfect Delivery: Buzz Worthy

Alexander Zverev (Marleen Fouchier/BSR Agency/Getty Images)

Alexander Zverev caught himself repeating answers in his post-match press conference and made a confession.

🎤 Alexander Zverev
“To be honest, I’m a little bit drunk already.”

No one asked the follow-up question: On what? Champagne? Beer? Ace Royals? We’ll have to wait for his June photo dump to find out.

Zverev offered up another revelation. He credited his fourth-set cramps for his win. Brought on by stress, not fatigue, he said the cramps distracted him and allowed him to play freely in the fifth set, which he called his best level of the match.

Bracket Challenge Update

Here are the final winners of the Served Roland Garros Bracket Challenge:

Overall: Jackthesnack21
ATP: Am99
WTA: Niamhfelicity and Fruit_vendor (tie)

The Roland Garros results are part of the Served Calendar Slam contest, which covers all four Slams this year. Those leaders are:

Overall: Mattdahlin99
ATP: Mattdahlin99
WTA: Teddybear

With Zverev’s win, Techy Sean beat Andy in the ATP draw by 45 points. We’ll discuss the Served team’s full results in Tuesday’s recap show.

See the Full Leaderboard

30 years

Time since a German man has won a major (Boris Becker, 1996 Australian Open)

Alexander Zverev ended a long dry spell for men’s tennis champions in Germany. While Steffi Graf and Angelique Kerber brought home championships after Becker’s last major, the men, namely Tommy Haas, fell a little short. Zverev is also the first German man to win Roland Garros in the Open Era.

Watch Andy’s reaction to the drought.

Tiebreak Trivia

Day 14 answer: There are 26 singles majors in the picture below: 20 for Roger Federer, five for Martina Hingis and one for Gabriela Sabatini.

Quick Hits

Tatjana Maria qualified for Queen’s Club after the tournament denied her—the defending champion—a wild card. It didn’t go over well. She won last year as a 37-year-old qualifier. If there were ever a sentimental favorite for a title... (The Telegraph)
Roland Garros photographers chose their favorite photos. Picking your favorite will seem impossible.
Our Slam tradition for decades: reading JW’s 50 Parting Thoughts for Sports Illustrated.
Serena Williams plays at Queen’s Club on Tuesday. Here’s her first press conference.
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