No Djokovic. No Alcaraz. No Sinner. Will a #10 seed or lower win the French Open men's title?
75% of users predicted NO — the community got this one right. 28 predictions cast.
Alexander Zverev, seeded second in the draw, won the 2026 French Open men's singles title on June 7, defeating Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1 in a five-set final at Roland Garros. Because a top-two seed claimed the title, the question of whether a player seeded 10th or lower would win the tournament resolved in the negative.
Cobolli, the 10th seed, had reached the final by taking advantage of a draw depleted by the pre-tournament withdrawals of Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner. Despite seizing a set in the fourth via tiebreak, Cobolli could not sustain pressure against the more experienced Zverev, who dominated the decisive fifth set 6-1. The result meant no true long shot from the bottom of the draw was able to capitalize on the absences at the top.
Zverev's victory also ended a years-long drought of Grand Slam titles for the German player. The community read the draw correctly: 75 percent predicted a higher-seeded player would claim the title.