The red clay dust finally settled on the 2026 French Open on Sunday. The 19-year-old Mirra Andreeva played a flawless tournament, beating Polish qualifier Maja Chwalińska 6-3, 6-2 in the final, and became the youngest Roland-Garros women’s champion since Monica Seles in 1992. Meanwhile, Alexander Zverev won his first-ever Grand Slam, defeating Flavio Cobolli in a tough match that lasted over 4 hours.
However, the next day, as Andreeva and her team were on the same flight out of Paris as Cobolli, the 19-year-old shared their pic on Instagram while playfully trolling the Italian.
“Almost Two Grand Slams”: Mirra Andreeva Playfully Trolls Flavio Cobolli After Contrasting Roland-Garros Fortunes
The moment was captured in a selfie taken by Alexey Vatutin, a former ATP player and hitting coach for Andreeva’s team. In the snapshot, Vatutin is in the foreground, with a relaxed Cobolli, sporting a Red Bull cap and making a peace sign, sitting right next to him. Andreeva and her mother are in adjacent seats.
Reposting the image to her Instagram story, the young Russian added a cheeky caption: “Almost two Grand Slams in the photo 🤩🤭.” (translated from Russian)
Cobolli played the tournament of his life to reach his first major final. With the confidence of defeating Zverev in the Munich semifinal this year, the 24-year-old pushed the world No. 3 to the absolute limit, with a dramatic fourth-set tiebreak to force a decider. Ultimately, his energy faded in the fifth set, falling 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1.
This year, Cobolli has put together a notable campaign that included an ATP 500 title win in the Mexican Open, and his French Open performance officially launched him into the top 10 for the very first time.
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Andreeva’s victory in Paris propelled her to a career-high world ranking of No. 6. In 2026, Andreeva has built massive momentum, winning the singles title at the Linz Open and the doubles title in Rome alongside Diana Shnaider. She also has deep runs in Stuttgart semifinals, including a victory over Iga Świątek, and Madrid, where she finished as the runner-up in both the singles and doubles draws, to be proud of.
Now, the tour calendar stops for no one, and both are already looking ahead to the grass-court season, starting with Wimbledon, which runs from June 29 to July 12. Andreeva has already stated that she is “addicted” to the winning feeling and eager to improve on her quarterfinal run at Wimbledon last year. And Cobolli, despite coming so close to his first-ever Grand Slam, said he has “no regrets” and will keep his momentum moving forward.
