The first semifinal of Roland Garros He had been giving away high-flying tennis, super even, exciting, with suspense and points, like that right of Rafael Nadal to take the first set against Alexander Zverev and tie break (10-8), but it all ended due to an ugly injury to the German, who sprained his ankle at 6-6 in the second set and could not continue. Thus, Rafa is once again a finalist in Paris.
Zverev in a wheelchair.
“Very hard, very sad for him, honestly. He was playing an incredible tournament, he is a great colleague on tour, I know how much he has fought to win a Grand Slam and he had a lot of bad luck. I’m sure he’s going to win more than one, I hope he recovers very soon.”, released a Nadal who is going for another crown in his favorite tournament, but who was very sorry for the rival’s injury.
Nadal’s kick
Until the moment of the sprain of the right ankle, which hurts to see it, the game was very close. A tie break was needed to define the first set and the same was going to happen for the second (They constantly broke the serve). Zverev (3rd in the ATP ranking) imposed conditions, but Rafa (5th), faithful to his style, defended, counterattacked and was up in the score.
Nadal and Zverev.
“It’s been a very difficult match, more than three hours and we haven’t even finished the second set. It’s one of the biggest challenges on tour when he plays at that level. It’s hard to find words in situations like these.. Obviously reaching the Roland Garros final is a dream, without a doubt, but at the same time, I was in the little room with him, and seeing him cry in there was very difficult for me.” Nadal completed from the stadium.
Nadal’s rival will come out of the other semi, where Casper Ruud (8th) and Marin Cilic (20th) will play. Meanwhile, Nadal is looking for one more trophy, the 14th at Roland Garros, to add them to the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 editions. There is room for another .