Brenda Patea posted a swimsuit photo on Instagram on June 1, just days before her ex-boyfriend Alexander Zverev faced Flavio Cobolli in the French Open final. The German model wore a brown swimsuit with a flower in her hair, captioning the post in German as “Lieblings-Urlaubsziel?” (Favorite vacation destination?), according to Sports Illustrated.
Patea and Zverev dated for about eight months in 2019 before splitting in 2020. She later announced she was pregnant with Zverev’s child, and their daughter Mayla was born in March 2021. The two have shared custody of Mayla since then, which means the child sometimes attends Zverev’s tournaments.
Patea remains active on social media and has built a following as a model and influencer in her own right. While her swimsuit post drew attention before the final, Zverev went on to win his first Grand Slam title, defeating Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1 on June 7. The victory marked the 29-year-old German’s breakthrough after reaching three previous Grand Slam finals without winning.
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Sources
- Sports Illustrated — confirmed Brenda Patea’s swimsuit post on June 1 wearing a brown swimsuit, her relationship history with Zverev, and daughter Mayla’s birth in March 2021
- Yahoo Sports, The Guardian, Bleacher Report — confirmed Zverev defeated Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1 to win the 2026 French Open final
