Alexander Zverev retires vs Rafael Nadal after nasty injury in French Open clash
Alexander Zverev was forced to retire after suffering a nasty injury in his French Open semi-final against Rafael Nadal on Friday afternoon.
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Nadal into French Open final after bad Zverev injury
German third seed Alexander Zverev retired injured from his French Open semi-final against 13-time champion Rafael Nadal after rolling his right ankle badly on Friday.
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Rafael Nadal was struggling for much of the opening set of his huge French Open semi-final clash with Alexander Zverev but came up with some magic when he had to. The 13-time champion at Roland-Garros, who is seeking a remarkable second successive Grand Slam to move to a staggering 22 major singles titles after his triumph at the Australian Open, watched on as Zverev dominated the early exchanges.