*InFiNiTo*

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[433 @433]

Julián Quiñones joins the list of players to score the opening goal of a World Cup:

1930: Lucien Laurent 🇫🇷
1934: Ernesto Belis 🇦🇷
1938: Josef Gauchel 🇩🇪
1950: Ademir de Menezes 🇧🇷
1954: Miloš Milutinović 🇷🇸
1958: Oreste Corbatta 🇦🇷
1962: Héctor Facundo 🇦🇷
1966: Pelé 🇧🇷
1970: Dinko Dermendzhiev 🇧🇬
1974: Paul Breitner 🇩🇪
1978: Bernard Lacombe 🇫🇷
1982: Erwin Vandenbergh 🇧🇪
1986: Alessandro Altobelli 🇮🇹
1990: François Omam-Biyik 🇨🇲
1994: Jürgen Klinsmann 🇩🇪
1998: César Sampaio 🇧🇷
2002: Papa Bouba Diop 🇸🇳
2006: Philipp Lahm 🇩🇪
2010: Siphiwe Tshabalala 🇿🇦
2014: Marcelo (o.g.) 🇧🇷
2018: Yuri Gazinsky 🇷🇺
2022: Enner Valencia 🇪🇨
2026: Julián Quiñones 🇲🇽🆕

[*InFiNiTo* @InFintesmalism]

I’m shocked 😳
I thought the dude was about 5 ‘8 .

[Rọ̀gbà @ZeeROGBA]

@Bayoir It's true

[*InFiNiTo* @InFintesmalism]

Jimenez 🔥 get in !.

[NO.1VAK | Djokovic @NO1VAK_]

The greatest era tennis ever saw🔥

2007-2016 was special 🥹

[*InFiNiTo* @InFintesmalism]

Definitely.

[#AusOpen @AustralianOpen]

Some journeys are worth the wait 💙

[Paquito @FranciscoFCB97]

Tiene 32 años, perfectamente podría seguir como tenista profesional y finalista de Roland Garros, pero esta como espectador y lleva retirado desde hace mas de un año, que tenista nos perdimos con Dominic Thiem, putas lesiones.

[Indian Tennis Daily (ITD) @IndTennisDaily]

Dhanush, an ardent Nadal fan, shares an emotional note upon watching Rafa, a Netflix documentary on the legendary Rafa Nadal's career and life

"Now I understand that all the rituals and routines - the perfectly placed water bottles, clearing the lines, adjusting your hair, pulling at your shorts - were never just superstitions. They were part of a battle against anxiety, stress, and a body that was constantly wearing you down. You were fighting your own demons long before you stepped onto the court to fight anyone else"

[Feliciano López @feliciano_lopez]

Well deserved @AlexZverev You showed resilience and perseverance when many would have given up. Very happy for you 🫶Congrats to the team as well!

[Sachin Tendulkar @sachin_rt]

Sometimes tennis can take a long time to give back what players keep putting in. Good to see Alexander Zverev win his first Grand Slam at Roland-Garros today. Always felt he was a special player!

Credit to Flavio Cobolli for the way he competed today as well. Both players gave everything to the game. 👏

[Tennis TV @TennisTV]

7th June 2022: Zverev undergoes surgery to repair multiple ligaments on his ankle after falling in his semi-final vs Nadal 🤕

7th June 2026: Zverev wins his first Grand Slam on the same court 🏆

A full circle moment ✨

[*InFiNiTo* @InFintesmalism]

I completely agree with you . No asterix. You can only play against a given opponent per round. It’s no one’s fault that other top seeded players got knocked out.

[NMH @nosmh_x]

Nope, you play who is in your way

He took advantage of the opportunity here, something a lot of people didn’t think he would, he simply was the best player left after Novak was beaten by Fonseca in the 3rd round and did what he had to do

If you start doing this, then you can make these “asterisks” all over the place, especially for the TOP players who played players that had no business being on the same court as them

Would you say this about Alcaraz or sinner if they won this slam playing the exact same players? Nope, obviously they won plenty more by beating the other TOP players, but they are generational, unicorn freaks, no one else is them

[Eurosport IT @Eurosport_IT]

🔍 C'è un dettaglio che non tutti hanno notato guardando Zverev giocare.

Nei cambi di campo, mentre gli altri bevono o si asciugano il sudore, Sascha si fa un'iniezione di insulina. Lo ha fatto anche durante la finale del Roland Garros 2026, sotto i riflettori del tennis mondiale.

🏥 Alexander Zverev convive con il diabete di tipo 1 da quando aveva quattro anni. Una vita intera, tra allenamenti, viaggi e campo, passata a gestire i livelli di glucosio nel corpo.

Eppure per molto tempo non ne ha parlato. Non per vergogna, ma per una scelta precisa: non voleva che fosse il diabete a definirlo. Non voleva pietà. Lo ha fatto pubblicamente solo nel 2022.

👨‍⚕️ I medici avevano consigliato a sua madre di fargli cambiare sport: giocare a tennis con il diabete, dissero, sarebbe stato troppo difficile.

Zverev quando è in campo gioca nello stesso momento due partite diverse: quella contro il suo avversario e tenere costantemente monitorato il livello della sua glicemia.

🥵 In partita la glicemia può diventare una roulette: un attimo sei in calo fino al rischio di collasso ipoglicemico, quello dopo lo stress e l’intensità ti spingono in iperglicemia con sete, crampi e confusione, tra performance che crolla e pericoli acuti se non gestita.

Oltre al traguardo sportivo, che per Sascha è stato così atteso, inseguito e a tratti maledetto, questo titolo Slam vale molto più.

💭 È il megafono più potente che potesse trovare per il messaggio che porta avanti attraverso la sua Fondazione: ai bambini con diabete di tipo 1 dice che possono sognare in grande, senza privarsi dello sport e di ambire anche a salire sul tetto del mondo del tennis.

#RolandGarros #Zverev

[José Morgado @josemorgado]

Novak Djokovic with a great message for Alexander Zverev.

[Eagle @Eagle4314]

@nadalprop_ Peak level: Dominic Thiem

But, as a career, Zverev has more accomplished career now after Grand Slam win.

[FC Bayern München @FCBayern]

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu deinem ersten Grand Slam-Titel, Alex Zverev! 👏🏆🎾

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Zverev says he will always be a Grand Slam Champion and no one can take that away from him, ‘If I would’ve lost this one, the self belief would’ve gone down a lot. But now that I’ve won it, I feel like I can do it again’

“Now no matter what happens, I will always be a Grand Slam Champion. Nobody can take that away from me. Maybe that does give me some freedom. Maybe my mind will just be a little bit calmer when I play a final. Meaning that even if I lose it, I’ll still be a grand slam champion. This trophy for me is very important. If I would’ve lost this one, the self belief would’ve gone down a lot. But now that I’ve won it, I feel like I can do it again.”

(via Roland Garros Press)

[Billie Jean King @BillieJeanKing]

Congratulations to @AlexZverev on his very first Grand Slam Singles title!

He is also the first man with Type 1 Diabetes to win a major.

What a victory for everyone living with this disease.

[Winnerman @wonkru00001]

Not a Zverev fan, but credit where it's due.
Congratulations to Alexander Zverev on another remarkable achievement. The resilience, consistency, and work he's put in to remain among the elite players in the world deserves recognition.
Tennis is always better when the best players are pushing each other to new heights.
Respect. 👏🎾
#Zverev #Tennis

[Whistleblower @Whistleblo34082]

@rolandgarros @AlexZverev @atptour From crutches to champion🏆
Congratulations Alexander Zverev.

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

ZVEREV ROLAND-GARROS CHAMPION 🇩🇪

#RolandGarros