Despite domestic abuse allegations against the reigning French Open champion by exes Olya Sharypova and Brenda Patea, Thomalla has remained steadfastly supportiveGerman tennis star Alexander Zverev just pulled off an epic first-round win at the 2026 US Open. The top seed beat Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 6-4 in a match that lasted four hours and 53 minutes, finishing at 1:55 am on Wednesday in New York.“I’m just happy I won,” the French Open title holder said in a post-match interview with the ATP Tour. “Incredible battle. A lot of ups and downs. Nearly five hours for a first round. I think this is the longest first-round match I’ve ever played in my life.”Alexander Zverev speaks during a press conference ahead of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 28. Photo: Getty Images/AFPZverev, who reached the Wimbledon final in July, came close to winning his first US Open men’s singles title in 2020, but ultimately lost to Dominic Thiem. “I still feel like I should have won in 2020, that doesn’t change,” he said at a press conference last week. “I feel like I’m one of the 128 players that are favourites in the draw,” he added.Alexander Zverev reacts at the Cincinnati Open on August 19. Photo: Getty Images/AFPThrough his ups and downs, the 29-year-old star athlete has had one familiar face in his player’s box: his girlfriend of over five years, Sophia Thomalla.Here’s everything you need to know about her.What is Sophia Thomalla’s background?Sophia Thomalla is the founder and owner of Hardkorn Spirits. Photo: @sophiathomalla/InstagramSophia Thomalla was born in East Berlin on October 6, 1989, to actor parents Simone Thomalla and André Vetters, who separated in 1995. She spent her early childhood in Berlin before relocating to Cologne and Kleinmachnow with her mother. Known for her striking body art, Thomalla began getting tattooed at a young age – with one statement piece featuring the name and birth date of actor Sven Martinek, who dated her mother in the late 1990s, per German tabloid Klatsch-Tratsch.