Zverev gets past Mensik to book French Open final spot

Alexander Zverev moved to within touching distance ‌of a maiden Grand Slam title, as the German fought past 26th seed ‌Jakub Mensik 7-5 6-2 3-6 6-3 on Friday to reach the ​French Open final again.

The 29-year-old, who has lost three major finals, including one at Roland ​Garros two years ago, has looked ‌sharp in Paris and faces the winner of the all-Italian clash between ​10th seed Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Arnaldi.