The German will face 10th seed Cobolli on Sunday after securing a 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Mensik.Cobolli did not even have to play his first Grand Slam semi-final, as his last-four opponent and fellow Italian Matteo Arnaldi withdrew from the tournament shortly before the match due to illness.Zverev has endured several near misses at the majors, with three previous final defeats, including against Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros two years ago."This is a Grand Slam, it's best of five, things are going to happen, opponents are going to play better. I managed it," said Zverev."I hope to play another great match on Sunday."Zverev will be a strong favourite when he faces Cobolli, against whom he holds a 3-1 winning record, to finally get over the line and lift a Slam trophy.The world number three was playing in his 11th Grand Slam semi-final and his experience showed against Czech youngster Mensik.The 20-year-old, in the last four of a major for the first time, tired as the match went on as his previous exertions in Paris, including two five-set matches, took their toll.Zverev has dealt well with the pressure of being the tournament favourite since the early exits of Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic, in the second and third rounds respectively.He will face one last test of his mental strength on Court Philippe Chatrier in two days' time, but should at least be fresh physically after reaching the final having only lost two sets in six matches."Pure emptiness, there's absolutely nothing in my head," insisted a smiling Zverev in his on-court interview."We're athletes, very few of us have anything in our heads. Sometimes it's easier to be stupid and not to think too much."The 29-year-old has been within one set of victory in two of his previous three Slam finals, when facing Alcaraz in Paris in 2024 and when he blew a two-set lead against Dominic Thiem at the 2020 US Open.Zverev is also aiming to end a 14-month title drought dating back to a clay-court event in Munich in April last year.Mensik briefly threatens comeback