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Nadal has another mountain to climb against Zverev

PARIS : After the high of beating arch-rival Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal heads into his French Open semi-final against Germany's Alexander Zverev on Friday aiming to keep alive his bid for a record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title

French Open: Rafael Nadal v Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud v Marin Cilic live stream, how to watch on TV, order of play

The French Open is approaching crunch time, and Day 13 sees Rafael Nadal take on Alexander Zverev — with Marin Cilic facing Casper Ruud in the other semi-final in the men’s singles. Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Zverev were pitted together in a fiendishly difficult top half of the draw. Ad/> The 13-time French Open champion Nadal got the better of Djokovic in a four-set epic for the ages, while Zverev stunned tennis’ rising star Alcaraz.

Gauff in 'peace, end gun violence' message at French Open

Coco Gauff became the youngest Grand Slam finalist in 18 years at the French Open on Thursday and used her landmark performance to demand action on mass shootings in the United States by writing "peace, end gun violence" on a courtside TV camera.

Moyá: "El pie de Rafa aguantará hasta el final del torneo"

En la primera mañana completamente soleada y calurosa en París de lo que va de torneo, atiende a AS y a otros dos periódicos españoles, minutos antes de que comience el entrenamiento de, sin público ni cámaras, en el Centro de Tenis Jean Bouin. Francis Roig y Marc López, los otros dos entrenadores del balear, aguardan mientras el fisio, Rafa Maymó, coloca el material necesario para el trabajo diario ante la mirada del agente, Carlos Costa. Fuera de la pista están el padre del jugador, Sebastián, y dos de sus tíos, Miguel Ángel y Rafael. En ese momento, faltan 27 horas para que el ganador de 21 Grand Slams se enfrente a Alexander Zverev en las semifinales de .