June 3, 2022 at 18:14 Zverev out in a wheelchair – Nadal to final Rafael Nadal is ready for his 14th final of the Roland-Garros tournament in Paris. The Spaniard leads the final against the German Olympic winner Alexander Zverev after one set. But then the German stepped over with his right foot in motion and seemed to get all the weight on it. The break in the game came at 7-6, 6-6. At that time, it was completely even and open who would make it to the finals for a meeting with Casper Ruud or Marin Cilic. Zverev had a golden opportunity to land the first set when he led 6-2 and got four set balls. But Nadal kept up with sparkling tennis and took it in the end. The second set was a bit absurd. Zverev failed when he had to serve for the set. Nadal needed five serve games before he could keep his own serve. On the ball where Nadal secured the tiebreak, it seemed that Zverev stepped over – before he was transported out for treatment of the foot. A few minutes later, Zverev came out on the field on crutches to thank the referee and Nadal for the match. – I’m very sad on his behalf. He played an incredible tournament and is a very good colleague. I know how much he fights to win a Grand Slam, but he was very unlucky. I am sure he will win more than just one in the future, says Nadal after the match which lasted more than three hours. Rafael Nadal has won all of his 13 finals in the French Grand Tournament. He holds the record for the number of Grand Slam triumphs: 21. Only two players have beaten him in the tournament before: Robin Söderling (2009) and Novak Djokovic (2015 and 2021).
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