Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev were battling in a fantastic semifinal in Paris on Friday. The match entered the 3rd hour and the players were set to engage in a finger-licking 2nd set tiebreak when Sascha had a horrific tumble. It was pretty clear that Zverev had a serious injury (ankle) as he started to cry soon after the tumble. Eventually, he left the court in a wheelchair for assessment. Soon after, the world no.3 was back on crutches to announce his retirement. We still do not know the entity of the injury.
Nadal at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.5, before this match, Rafael has achieved a composed 28-3 match record in 2022. Nadal is participating at the French Open where he defeated Jordan Thompson 6-2 6-2 6-2, Corentin Moutet 6-3 6-1 6-4, Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-3 6-2 6-4, Felix Auger Aliassime 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3 and Novak Djokovic 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-64.
Rafael Nadal will square off with the world no.3 Alexander Zverev in the semifinal on Friday at 2.45 pm on Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER. Their actual head to head record is 6-3 for Nadal.
Rafael conquered 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco. Nadal was the runner-up in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open).
Nadal won 91 titles in his career: 24 on hard courts, 62 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Zverev at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.3 (career-high), before this match, Alexander achieved a 29-9 match record in 2022. Zverev is now playing at the French Open where he defeated Sebastian Ofner 6-2 6-4 6-4
, Sebastian Baez 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 7-5, Brandon Nakashima 7-62 6-3 7-65, Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7-611 7-5 6-3 and Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-67.Alexander Zverev will come up against the world no.5 Rafael Nadal in the semifinal on Friday at 2.45 pm on Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER. Their record is 6-3 for Nadal.
Zverev got to the final in Montpellier (Open Sud de France) and in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open).
Alexander won 19 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 6 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev fought against each other 9 times. Their record is 6-3 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they played each other, Rafael Nadal won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in May 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.