Alexander Zverev has cemented his status as French Open favourite by ruthlessly ending the challenge of teenager Rafael Jodar.
The 19-year-old Spaniard has been one of the stories of the tournament with his run to the quarter-finals on his debut at Roland Garros.
But he will not be emulating famous namesake Rafael Nadal by winning the title on his debut, with second seed Zverev easing to a 7-6 (7-3) 6-1 6-3 victory.
In the absence of the injured Carlos Alcaraz and with both world No.1 Jannik Sinner and 24-times grand slam winner Novak Djokovic eliminated the German will surely never have a better chance to break his grand slam duck cafter three runners-up finishes.
However, he insisted he had already won something that mattered more to him.
