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Rafael Nadal advances to men's French Open final after Alexander Zverev retires due to injury
By Homero De la Fuente and Jacob Lev, CNN
Watch: Rafael Nadal's Stunning Forehand Winner In French Open Semis vs Alexander Zverev
Rafael Nadal advanced to his 14th French Open final on Friday after third seed Alexander Zverev was forced to retire due to an ankle injury he suffered during the match. After screaming in anguish, a tearful Zverev was helped from the court by medics. He later returned to the court on crutches and conceded the match with Nadal leading 7-6 (10/8), 6-6. However, while the match was on, both players produced some enthralling tennis to wow the Philippe-Chatrier crowd and all those watching on television. In the first set, Nadal had his back to the wall with Zverev on the ascendancy.