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Zverev leaves on crutches to say goodbye

Exciting as all the spectators rise to applaud Alexander Zverev & nbsp;accompanied by Nadal who give a big hug, nice gesture of the Spanish tennis player & nbsp;olñol 

June 3, 2022 12:23 PM ET

This was the moment when the German tennis player got injured

 

June 3, 2022 12:19 PM ET

Zverev is being treated

The German tennis player is being welcomed off the court, while Nadal is still on the court waiting as well as the judges.

June 3, 2022 12:16 PM ET

CAN NOT BE

Alexander Zverev has injured his ankle and has left the court in a wheelchair, it is very difficult for the German tennis player to continue playing.

June 3, 2022 12:15 PM ET

2º Set Rafael Nadal (7-6 5-6) Alexander Zverev

The German tennis player wins on serve and secures the tie break;

June 3, 2022 12:03 PM ET

2º Set Rafael Nadal (7-6 5-5) Alexander Zverev

Rafael Nadal manages to win for the first time in this second set with the service and puts the tie at five 

June 3, 2022 11:57 AM ET

2º Set Rafael Nadal (7-6 4-5) Alexander Zverev

Continues to fail the world number 3 with the service, and has eight double faults and this makes Nadal break the service;

June 3, 2022 11:49 AM ET

2º Set Rafael Nadal (7-6 3-5) Alexander Zverev

Two consecutive errors by Nadal condemned to lose the service to the Spanish tennis player and Zverev took outá to win the second set

June 3, 2022 11:44 AM ET

2º Set Rafael Nadal (7-6 3-4) Alexander Zverev

Double fault of Zverev that allows Nadal to break the service and give him the option to tie in the next game where he will have the service;

June 3, 2022 11:39 AM ET

2º Set Rafael Nadal (7-6 2-4) Alexander Zverev

German tennis player breaks serve and takes the lead in the second set

June 3, 2022 11:29 AM ET

2º Set Rafael Nadal (7-6 2-3) Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev held on to his serve, although he had to save a break point.

June 3, 2022 11:24 AM ET

2º Set Rafael Nadal (7-6 2-2) Alexander Zverev

The world number 3 again breaks serve, so far no one has won on serve in this second set.

June 3, 2022 11:19 AM ET

2º Set Rafael Nadal (7-6 2-1) Alexander Zverev

The Spanish tennis player does it again and breaks the service 

June 3, 2022 11:14 AM ET

2º Set Rafael Nadal (7-6 1-1) Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev comes from 0-30 down and breaks serve to tie the second set at one.

June 3, 2022 11:09 AM ET

2º Set Rafael Nadal (7-6 1-0) Alexander Zverev

The first game of the second set is for Rafael Nadal who starts it breaking the service with a white game to the rest.
 

June 3, 2022 11:04 AM ET

With this point Rafael Nadal won the first set.

 

June 3, 2022 10:54 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (7-6) Alexander Zverev

Nadal has won the first set of the match after winning in the tie break.

June 3, 2022 10:49 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (6-6) Alexander Zverev

Incredibleíble Nadal saves four set balls, and gets the tie break 6-6 all to decide in the first set

June 3, 2022 10:44 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (6-6) Alexander Zverev

Zverev wins with the service and the first set will be decided in the tie break;

June 3, 2022 10:34 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (6-5) Alexander Zverev

Nadal suffered a lot with the service that had to save two break balls, but with this game has secured the tie break;

June 3, 2022 10:29 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (5-5) Alexander Zverev

Three set balls had Nadal, but all the saved; Zverev to stay ain the first set

June 3, 2022 10:24 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (5-4) Alexander Zverev

The Spanish tennis player wins with the service and wins his game, could close the set if he wins the rest

June 3, 2022 10:19 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (4-4) Alexander Zverev

Several errors by the No. 3 condemn the German tennis player and Nadal breaks serve to tie the score at four

June 3, 2022 10:14 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (3-4) Alexander Zverev

Nadal responds with another game in white   and puts pressure on Zverev
 

June 3, 2022 10:09 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (2-4) Alexander Zverev

World number 3 blank game;

June 3, 2022 10:04 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (2-3) Alexander Zverev

Nadal wins with the service and begins to recover after suffering the break of service 

June 3, 2022 9:54 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (1-3) Alexander Zverev

The ball goes to the net and the German tennis player wins the game;

June 3, 2022 9:49 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (1-2) Alexander Zverev

Rafael Nadal wins the first game of the match and raises his fist in anger;

June 3, 2022 9:44 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (0-2) Alexander Zverev

The German tennis player began with a 40-0 lead, but it was complicated life, but finally managed to confirm the advantage by winning on serve;

June 3, 2022 9:39 AM ET

1º Set Rafael Nadal (0-1) Alexander Zverev

The first game of the match goes to Alexander Zverev, who has started by breaking serve 

June 3, 2022 9:34 AM ET

All set

It has already been decided the draw in which he has chosen that Rafael Nadal will startá sacando 

June 3, 2022 9:29 AM ET

To be played in Techo

The match will have to be played indoors because it is raining heavily in Paris;

June 3, 2022 9:24 AM ET

Alexander Zverev's way

First Round 3-0 Ofner

Second Round 3-2 Baez

Sixteenth Round 3-0 Nakashima

Round of 16 3-0 Zapata

Quarterfinals 3-1 Carlos Alcaraz

June 3, 2022 9:19 AM ET

Rafael Nadal's way

First Round 3-0 Thompson

Second Round 3-0 Moutet

First Round 3-0 Van de Zandschulp

Octavos de final 3-2 Auger Aliassame

Quarterfinals 3-1 Novak Djokovic

June 3, 2022 9:14 AM ET

Rafael Nadal turns 36 today and wants to celebrate with a place in the finals

Source: Eurosport
Source: Eurosport

June 3, 2022 9:09 AM ET

Both players lost in the semifinals last year

In 2021 Rafael Nadal was beaten in the semifinals at Roland Garros, while Zverev was unable to beat Greek Tsistsipas in the semifinals and both missed out on the grand final 

June 3, 2022 9:04 AM ET

Nadal, the only player to have played in a Roland Garros final

Of the four remaining players in this Grand Slam, the Spanish tennis player is the only one who has played a final at Roland Garros, although he will have to overcome the semifinals, in the round where he fell last year;

June 3, 2022 8:59 AM ET

1 hour

In about 1 hour the match between Rafael Nadal vs Alexander Zverev will start, both the preview and the minute by minute of the first semifinal can be followed here on VAVEL 
 

June 3, 2022 8:54 AM ET

How to watch Rafael Nadal vs Alexander Zverev live?

The match will be played at 8:45 ET  and can be seen on TENNIS TV

However,  a good option is to follow it through VAVEL. com.

June 3, 2022 8:49 AM ET

What time is the Rafael Nadal vs Alexander Zverev match at Roland Garros ?

This is the starting time for the  match in several countries:

Argentina: 8:45 AM

Bolivia: 8:45 AM

Brazil: 9:45 AM

Chile: 8:45 AM

Colombia: 7:45 AM

Ecuador: 7:45 AM

USA (ET): 8:45 AM

Spain: 14:45 PM

Mexico: 7:45 AM

Paraguay: 8:45 AM

Peru: 8:45 AM

Uruguay: 8:45 AM

Venezuela: 8:45 AM

England: 13: 45 AM

Australia : 22:45 AM

India: 17:45 AM

June 3, 2022 8:44 AM ET

Nadal has no calendar after Paris, due to the discomfort that drags

Source: Roland Garros
Source: Roland Garros

June 3, 2022 8:39 AM ET

Recap of the Nadal vs Zverev showdown in the 2018 ATP Rome final.

June 3, 2022 8:34 AM ET

How is Alexander Zverev coming along?

The German tennis player arrives after being finalist at the Madrid Open where he lost against Carlos Alcaraz. Then he was eliminated in the semifinals at the Rome ATP after losing against the Greek Tsitsipas. This same tennis player also deprived him of the final of the Monte Carlo ATP. In his home country he did not perform well and was eliminated from the first round by Rune. In Roland Garros he is already in the semifinals although in the second round he had to come back from 0-2 against Bá ez. In the quarterfinals he took revenge in the Mutua Madrid and defeated Carlos Alcaraz in four sets.

June 3, 2022 8:29 AM ET

How does Rafael Nadal arrive ?

Only three defeats in this 2022 for Rafael Nadal has managed to win three titles this year, first the Melbourne ATP, then and the most heroic, the Australian Open, after a final that will be remembered after the Spanish tennis player's comeback to Medvedev. He also disputed the Acapulco ATP, held in Mexico, where on February 27 he defeated Norrie in the final by a double 6-4 to win the title. In the last tournament that Nadal played, which was the ATP Miami fell in the final against Fritz, so he returns to compete more than a month after having to be off for an injury. At the Madrid Open, playing at home and with good sensations, he tried to win the title, but his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz left him out in the quarterfinals. Before playing the Grand Slam he defended the crown at the ATP Rome but the discomfort in the round of 16 against Shapavalov deprived him of advancing in the Italian tournament despite winning the first set with 6-1. In the first round at Roland Garros he defeated the Australian Thompson in three sets and without any difficulty, neither had in the second round with Moutet nor in the round of 32 against the Dutch player Van de Zandschlup. In the round of 16 he suffered, needing five sets to defeat the Canadian Auger Aliassame. In the quarterfinals, in his 59th match, he won the match against the Serbian player;

 

June 3, 2022 8:24 AM ET

Background

Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev have met 9 times, with a favorable balance for the Spanish player who has won six times. Although of the last four times they have met three times the winner was the German player. Their first clash was in the round of 16 at Indian Wells in 2016 where Nadal won in three sets. They have only faced each other once in a Grand Slam, it was at the Australian Open, where the Spanish player won in five sets. In 2020 they already met here in France at the ATP Parí s and in the same round in the semifinals where Alexander Zverev won by 6-4 and 7-5.

 

June 3, 2022 8:19 AM ET

Venue: The match will be played at the Philippe Chatrier court, located in the city of Paris, which was rebuilt in 2019 and has a capacity of 15,225 spectators.

Source: Canal Tenis
Source: Canal Tenis

June 3, 2022 8:14 AM ET

Preview of the match

Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev will meet in the first semifinal of Roland Garros, both looking to qualify for the final.
 

June 3, 2022 8:09 AM ET

Welcome to VAVEL.COM's coverage of Rafael Nadal vs Alexander Zverev at Roland Garros

My name is Manuel Carmona Hidalgo and I will be your antifri antifrió n for this match. We will offer you the analysis prior to the match and news here; live from VAVEL.
 

June 3, 2022 8:04 AM ET
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