During the French Open semi-final between Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev, Mischa Zverev made a remarkable discovery.
Only one conclusion can be drawn from this: “For me, a very big sign that he is tired and not in top shape and that you can beat him today – whether in three, four or five sentences,” said Mischa Zverev in an interview with moderator Matthias Stach and expert Barbara Rittner.
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Normally, according to Zverev, a completely different film runs at Nadal. “He has his routines, especially when he sits down on the bench. He immediately opens a bottle and takes the towel.”
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It was different at that moment. The record winner from Paris looked “very tired after one and a half or two hours”. That hardly ever happens.
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Therefore, despite the deficit, the older brother assumes that “Sascha would have had a chance that day”. A few years ago it would have been different if the first set had been lost against the clay court king in Paris, Mischa believes. This season, however, Nadal was beatable in the semifinals.
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