German tennis player Alexander Zverev suffered a painful injury to his left ankle that prevented him from continuing his match against Spaniard Rafa Nadal. 3 in the world was trying to spin a parallel from Rafa on the right when he fell to the ground screaming in pain after insufficient support of his right foot.
Spaniard Rafael Nadal will play his fourteenth final at Roland Garros, where he never lost after the withdrawal of German Alexander Zverev, who sprained his ankle and was evacuated in tears.
After a few minutes in the locker room, he returned to the track, leaning on two crutches to greet the German public.
The two tennis players had exceeded the three-hour playing time and the Spaniard tied the second set in 6 games after winning the first 7-6(8).
Nadal’s opponent will emerge from the duel between Norway’s Casper Ruud and Croatia’s Marin Cilic.