Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadal were battling in a fantastic match on Friday in Paris. Unfortunately, the German player rolled his ankle during a rally to retire from the match in tears. Sascha left the court in a wheelchair.
Sascha posted a video on social media giving some updates about his injury, and the situation doesn’t look good.
“Very difficult moment for me today on the court. Obviously, a fantastic match until what happened. Looks like I have a very serious injury, but the medical team— the doctors are still checking on it and will keep you updated. I will let you know as soon as we know more,” he said in the video.
A message from Sascha 🧡@AlexZverev I #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/0yOhPq3EB7
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Alexander Zverev in 2022
WLWWLWLWLW Currently the world no.3 (career-high), the German played his last match on the 3rd of June when he had to retire when playing against world no.5 Rafael Nadal in the semifinal and the scoreline was 7-6(8) 6-6 .
This season Alexander has a 29-10 record. Alexander Zverev’s most significant performance of this season was reaching the final in Montpellier and Madrid.
Nadal at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.5, the Spaniard has achieved a 29-3 win-loss record in 2022. Rafael is currently having a run at the French Open where he conquered 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, Novak Djokovic 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-64 and Alexander Zverev 7-68 6-6 ret..
Rafael Nadal will fight against the world no.8 Casper Ruud in the final. In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now in top competitions.
The Spaniard conquered 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco. Rafael was the finalist in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open).
Rafael 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)
Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadal faced off 10 times. The head to head is 7-3 for Nadal. The last time they competed against each other, Rafael Nadal won 7-6(8) 6-6 ret. in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) on the 3rd of June 2022.
