Zverev

We've reached the semifinal round of the 2022 French Open and the men's singles bracket will feature No. 3 Alexander Zverev battling No. 5 Rafael Nadal.

Zverev was also tested in his quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday, taking down Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 to advance. Nadal is coming off a four-hour classic against longtime rival Novak Djokovic on Tuesday, toppling the defending champ 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 to win the quarterfinal matchup. Nadal owns a 6-3 career record against Zverev and last defeated him in straight sets at the 2021 Italian Open last May. Nadal enters as a -360 moneyline favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook, while Zverev is a +280 underdog.

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RAFAEL NADAL is edging closer and closer to an historic 14th French Open title.The Spaniard came through a gruelling four-set quarter-final as he beat.

Rafa Nadal* 7-6 2-3 Alex Zverev Rafa Nadal* 7-6 3-4 Alex Zverev I didn't say a bad word. I didn't say that bad word. All the best to him and his team.”Rafael Nadal He is holding his right ankle. Rafa Nadal* 7-6 4-5 Alex Zverev He is having a medical timeout. Rafa Nadal* 7-6 5-6 Alex Zverev He is so much pain. Surely he cannot continue. To see him crying is a very tough moment.

The 13-time French Open champion Nadal, who turned 36 on Friday, becomes the oldest player to make the final at Roland Garros.

Nadal, who owns the men's Grand Slam record at 21 wins, has never lost in a French Open final. Rafael Nadal advanced to the 2022 French Open final on Friday after his semifinal opponent, Alexander Zverev, retired from the match with an injury late into a tightly-contested second set. The match lasted over three hours to that point.

Rafael Nadal has advanced to the French Open final after Alexander Zverev fell during a point, injured his right ankle and stopped playing.

Nadal saved Zverev's fourth set point with the help of a drop shot. His racket flew out of his hand and landed behind him after one wild swing mistakenly sent a ball zipping past the chair umpire until it landed 10 feet wide of the court. Zverev then was taken off the court in a wheelchair. Several minutes later, he came back out using crutches and said he needed to retire from the match. When Zverev did try a drop shot in the match's eighth game, it was merely so-so, and Nadal not only reached it but ripped a down-the-line backhand passing winner. Playing on his 36th birthday at an event he first won at 19, Nadal emerged to claim a tight-as-can-be, draining first set that lasted 1½ hours by a 7-6 (8) score.

Rafael Nadal reached the final of Roland-Garros for a record 14th time after third seed Alexander Zverev suffered a horrific-looking ankle injury deep in ...

He came back onto court on crutches and the match was done. The German then broke Nadal for the fourth straight time to go up 5-3. But serving for the set, he began with a double fault and though he led 30-15, he hit two more double faults to let Nadal back in again.

Nadal had claimed the 91-minute opening set in an epic tiebreaker, 10-8, and had clawed back from a deficit in the second set, with another tiebreaker ...

After a few minutes’ pause, Zverev returned to the court on crutches, Nadal beside him. “Very tough,” Nadal told his interviewer, seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander, reporting for Eurosport. “Very sad for him, honestly. He was playing unbelievable tournament.

Rafael Nadal will play for his 14th French Open title and 22nd Grand Slam crown after Alexander Zverev suffered a horrific right ankle injury during the ...

So all the best to him and all the team.” Soon a wheelchair was brought out and Zverev was taken off the court. He later came out on crutches and embraced Nadal, as the Spaniard patted his face in encouragement.

Rafael Nadal has reached the final of the French Open after opponent Alexander Zverev was forced to retire injured.

He continued: “Difficult to say a lot of things today in this situation. Despite reaching the final, Nadal will not be satisfied with his game after keeping himself ahead solely on his endless fighting spirit and clutch play. After a short time, and as Nadal also went off court, Zverev returned to the court on crutches and saluted the crowd while his retirement was confirmed. By 5-4 to Zverev, eight of the first nine games of set two had been service breaks. For much of the first set, Zverev was on fire. After Zverev badly missed an easy volley at 3-6, Nadal pulled off an outrageous angled forehand passing shot winner on the following point.

Alex Zverev crumpled to the ground, screaming in pain after his ankle rolled over horribly while reaching for a forehand in his semifinal match against ...

“Had been a super tough match, three hours, and we didn’t even finish the second set,” Nadal told the Roland-Garros growd. The only thing is I’m sure he’s going to win not one, much more than one and I wish him all the best and a very fast recovery.” “Very tough and very sad for him, honestly, he was playing unbelievable tournament,” Nadal said on the court after the match.

Germany's Alexander Zverev grimaces in pain after twisting his ankle during the semifinal match against Spain's Rafael Nadal at the French Open tennis ...

On the second, Zverev flubbed a volley and rolled his eyes. Nadal then saved Zverev’s fourth set point with the help of a drop shot. When Zverev did try a drop shot in the match’s eighth game, it was merely so-so, and Nadal not only reached it but ripped a down-the-line backhand passing winner. A trainer came out to attend to him, and Nadal walked around the net to check on Zverev, too. His racket flew out of his hand and landed behind him after one wild swing mistakenly sent a ball zipping past the chair umpire until it landed 10 feet wide of the court. And it worked rather well, permitting Zverev to stake himself to a 3-1 lead after 19 minutes in large part because he accumulated seven winners before Nadal delivered a single one. On the first, Nadal hit a wide-swinging 113 mph (183 kph) ace. With the pitter-patter of rain audible against the closed retractable roof at Court Philippe Chatrier, Nadal emerged to claim a tight-as-can-be, draining first set that lasted 1 1/2 hours by a 7-6 (8) score. Zverev crumpled to the ground, wailing in agony and clutching at his lower leg. Now he will try to become the oldest champion at a tournament he’s already won a record 13 times. “The only thing that I am sure is he is going to win not one — much more than one. Minutes later, Zverev came back out onto Court Philippe Chatrier on crutches, his right shoe removed, and conceded the match, unable to continue.

Rafael Nadal is into the French Open final after semifinal opponent Alexander Zverev retired from their semifinal with an injury.

“To be in the final of Roland Garros one more time,” Nadal said, “it’s a dream without a doubt.” Zverev rolled the ankle on game point for Nadal to force a tiebreak after Nadal won the first set 7-6 (8). The match was more than three hours old when Zverev screamed in pain and was taken off the court in a wheelchair. Rafael Nadal advanced to the French Open final after Alexander Zverev retired from their semifinal match with a right ankle injury in the second set.

The tennis legend offered his remarks after his opponent suffered an ankle injury in their semifinal match on Friday.

Although he was unable to notch his biggest win to-date, Zverev’s time at the French Open was certainly not in vain. Zverev’s injury halted what was shaping up to be a competitive match between the two. “The only thing that I am sure [of] is he [is] gonna win not one, much more than one.

Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev had taken more than three hours to get toward the end of a second set. Then Zverev twisted his right ankle and had to ...

Zverev had played some of his finest and gutsiest tennis in his quarterfinal victory over the 19-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, and was another big hurdle for Nadal, all the more so under a closed center court roof. So just all the best to him and all the team.” “Being in the final of Roland Garros one more time is a dream without a doubt,” Nadal said in his on-court interview.

Rafael Nadal has taken an early lead in his Roland Garros semi-final clash against Alexander Zverev Friday, winning the first set 7-6(8) as he looks to ...

The injury brought an early end to a match that was on course for being one of the best of the season. The last retirement in a Grand Slam semi-final or final came at the 2018 US Open, when Nadal retired against Juan Martin del Potro after the second set, with the Argentine leading their semi-final clash 7-6, 6-2. Of course for me, as everyone knows, to be in the final of Roland Garros for another time is a dream, without a doubt. Nadal then saved four set points in the tie-break, battling back from 2/6 to clinch a mammoth first set after one hour and 31 minutes. The intensity did not drop in a pulsating second set that reached another tie-break before a match that promised to become the best of the year was cruelly truncated. He held four set points in a dramatic first-set tie-break before Nadal produced a jaw-dropping combination of offense and defense to claim the opener.

Rafael Nadal has advanced to the French Open final to face Casper Ruud after Alexander Zverev fell during a point, injured his right ankle and stopped ...

A trainer came out to attend to him, and Nadal walked around the net to check on Zverev, too. "The conditions were not the ideal for me this afternoon - or the way that I like to play, normally, here," Nadal said. "The only thing that I am sure is he is going to win not one - much more than one. Later, an errant backhand let Nadal break for the first time, making it 4-all and sending red-and-yellow Spanish flags flapping in the stands. The oldest champion so far was Andres Gimeno, who was 34 in 1972. "I guess this is perfect timing and worth the wait to finally play him in a Grand Slam final." The crowd gave him a standing ovation. The second set also was headed to a tiebreaker after another 1 1/2 hours when Zverev tumbled behind the baseline and lost a point that allowed Nadal to hold serve for 6-all. His black outfit, arms and legs caked with rust-colored clay, Zverev was helped up by a trainer, then taken away from the court in a wheelchair. Zverev crumpled to the ground, wailing in agony and clutching at his lower leg. "He was very unlucky," Nadal said. Now he will try to become the oldest champion at a tournament he's already won a record 13 times, facing first-time Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud on Sunday.

The 25-year-old had to retire in his match vs. Rafael Nadal due to an ankle injury.

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Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal advanced to the men's French Open final on Friday, after opponent Alexander Zverev was forced to retire due to an injury.

Both players were escorted off the court while the individual was removed by security. On Sunday he will face Norway's Casper Ruud, who defeated Croatian Marin Cilic in the semifinal 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 to advance to his first career grand slam final. The spectators gave Zverev a raucous ovation as he shook the chair umpire's hand and hugged Nadal.

Rafael Nadal advanced to the French Open final on Thursday after Alexander Zverev suffered what appeared to be a serious ankle injury in the second set of ...

"The only thing that I am sure is he is going to win not one — much more than one. "He was very unlucky," Nadal said. "Only thing that I can say is I hope he’s not too bad.

PARIS — Rafael Nadal reached the final of the French Open after opponent Alexander Zverev was forced to retire with an injury on Friday.

The 25-year-old German appeared to injury his ankle in the second set as he fell on the ground screaming in pain.

However, on that final point, Zverev slipped on the clay court and fell down yelling in pain. Nadal ended up winning the tiebreak 10–8. The crowd gave him a standing ovation.

It's unknown when the World No. 3 will be able to return to the tennis court as he still awaits more medical testing.

It is unclear now when he will be able to return to the court. On Saturday, Zverev posted on his Instagram to give his fans more detail about what occurred. Zverev appeared to have twisted his foot as he fell to the ground screaming from pain.

Alexander Zverev backed Rafael Nadal to go on and win a 14th French Open title after revealing concerns that the ankle injury which forced him to withdraw ...

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Alexander Zverev has revealed he tore "several lateral ligaments" in his right foot in the injury that ended his run at the French Open on Friday.

I will be flying to Germany on Monday to make further examinations and to determine the best and quickest way for me to recover. "I want to thank everyone all over the world for the kind messages that I have received since yesterday. As he stretched for a forehand, his ankle gave out underneath him and he was left in agony on the clay.

After suffering a gruesome ankle injury during the second set of his semifinal match vs. Rafael Nadal, which forced him to retire, the German tennis star ...

Nadal will have a chance to win his 14th French Open title, which would be his 22nd major overall. As a result of Zverev’s injury, Nadal advances to his 14th French Open final, with Casper Ruud opposite of him. It was a heartbreaking end for Zverev, the No. 3 player in the world.