<p>The 29-year-old, who has lost three major finals, ‌including one at Roland Garros two years ago, ‌has looked sharp in Paris and faces the winner of the all-Italian clash between 10th seed ‌Flavio Cobolli and Matteo Arnaldi.</p><p>A ⁠tight opening set ‌on a sun-kissed Court Philippe Chatrier tilted Zverev's way ​when he struck a backhand crosscourt winner in the 11th game to ​bring up a break point, and he nudged ahead with a delicate shot that Mensik ⁠sent into the ​net.</p><p>"<strong>I knew that it would be my toughest challenge. I managed it and I won, so I'm happy</strong>," said Zverev, who ‌became only the fifth active player to ⁠reach multiple Roland Garros title ‌clashes.</p><p>"<strong>It's amazing the way he (Mensik) played these last two weeks, he ​beat so many unbelievable players. He started playing amazing in the third set, stepping up his level, but ​this is a Grand Slam with best-of-five-set matches</strong>.</p><p>"<strong>Things happen and your opponents will play better. You have to deal with ⁠it. I hope to ​play another great match on Sunday</strong>."</p><p>The world number three sent down a powerful ace to pocket the first set and asserted himself with an early break at the ‌start of the second set, as the 20-year-old Mensik's level briefly dipped in his maiden Grand Slam semi-final.</p><p>Mensik sat with a towel over his head during a changeover, and his troubles deepened after the restart, when Zverev took his game up a few notches and sealed a double break, before ‌comfortably doubling his lead in the match.</p><p>After a ​long medical timeout for a neck ‌issue, Czech Mensik mixed his booming serve with deft drop shots to break for a 4-2 lead en route to winning the third set, but Zverev powered through ⁠the next with ⁠no drama to ‌prevail.</p><p><strong>See all the stats from the match here</strong></p>