How to win a tennis match: The art of closing a Grand Slam final and managing pressure

PARIS — At some point this weekend, a man and a woman are going to have to do something they have never done. They are going to have to seize the biggest opportunity of their tennis lives, and close out a match to win a Grand Slam title. One of Mirra Andreeva and Maja Chwalińska, and one of Alexander Zverev and Flavio Cobolli, will do it. The same player, and perhaps their opponent too, may pass up one, two, or several opportunities along the way. At the French Open, that task has gotten the bet

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: PARIS — At some point this weekend, a man and a woman are going to have to do something they have never done. They are going to have to seize the biggest opportunity of their tennis lives, and close out a match to win a Grand Slam title. One of Mirra Andreeva and Maja Chwalińska, and one of Alexander Zverev and Flavio Cobolli, will do it. The same player, and perhaps their opponent too, may pass up one, two, or several opportunities along the way. At the French Open, that task has gotten the bet