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Alexander Zverev won his first title of the year on Sunday, beating Nicolas Jarry in straight sets in the final of the 2024 Italian Open. The German, by doing so, took home his sixth career Masters 1000 title and first at the level since 2021.
Zverev and Jarry matched each other shot for shot in the first set, holding their serves until 4-4. Just as the German held his next service game to put the pressure on Jarry, the Chilean capitulated, losing his serve to love to hand the set to his opponent.
The second set proceeded in similar fashion, with both players staying even until 4-4 and then Zverev raising the stakes by taking a 5-4 lead. Serving to stay in a set for the second time on the night, Jarry held strong to hold for 5-5. At 6-5, though, the Chilean faltered on his second break point, allowing Zverev to take the match 6-4, 7-5 in an hour and 40 minutes.
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The last time Alexander Zverev won a Masters 1000 title before Rome was in 2021, when he defeated Andrey Rublev to win the Cincinnati Open. The former World No. 2 now has two Italian Open titles, having previously won in 2017. Overall, he has won 22 ATP Tour titles, with two of them coming at the ATP Finals.
Alexander Zverev and Nicolas Jarry move to French Open next
Following their battle in the final of the 2024 Italian Open, Alexander Zverev and Nicolas Jarry will be in action next at the French Open. Zverev is a former semifinalist in Roland Garros, while Jarry made his best run at the tournament last year by reaching the fourth round.
Zverev and Jarry will be joined by the likes of World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, World No. 2 Jannik Sinner and World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz in Paris. Also in action at the event will be record 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and former champion Stan Wawrinka.
With his 1000-point haul from Rome, Alexander Zverev will rise to the No. 4 position in the ATP rankings on Monday, overtaking Daniil Medvedev. Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud, Hubert Hurkacz, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Grigor Dimitrov complete the top 10.
Jarry, meanwhile, rises to a new career-high ranking of World No. 17, thanks to his runner-up finish at the Italian Open.
