French Open 2022: Zverev fell down after being injured, Nadal entered the final for the 14th time

Tennis

oi-Rahul Singh

Paris : 13-time champion Rafael Nadal entered the men’s singles final of the French Open 2022 for the 14th time after his semi-final rival Alexander Zverev pulled out in the second set due to an ankle injury on Friday, June 3. Nadal was leading 7-6 (8), 6-6 when Zverev suffered an ankle injury and fell on the court. Zverev was moaning in pain after this. World No. 3 Zverev could not hold back his tears, then was taken off the court in a wheelchair.

It was a heart-wrenching moment as Rafael Nadal and Filipe Chatrier were stunned as Zverev lay on the court in unbelievable pain after a horrific injury. Zverev was unable to stand on his feet, so the medical staff rushed to the court. Then on-air commentators confirmed that Zverev would not play any more. After the match that lasted 3 hours and 13 minutes, Nadal and Zverev hugged each other in the middle of the court.

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Zverev, who ended 19-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz’s dream run in the quarter-finals, was determined to be at the French Open 2022 on Sunday. Playing in his second semi-final, Zverev broke Nadal’s serve early and continued to play well but Nadal returned to force the tie-breaker. Nadal took the lead in the first set, but 21-time Grand Slam champion Zverev saved 4 set points to extend the set to 91 minutes 7-6 (8).

Zverev fell early in the second set. Both players also took a break, but Zverev went 4-2 and allowed Nadal to make a comeback. Zverev made 47 unexpected mistakes in the match compared to Nadal’s 26 but managed to stay in the contest. Zverev was in good form, 6–6 but an injury to Zverev forced the match to be halted, with Nadal being declared the winner.