‘A piece of your life is taken away’ - Brother Mischa on Alexander Zverev's heartbreaking injury at French Open

Eurosport expert Mischa Zverev has given his immediate reaction to the heartbreaking scenes as his brother, Alexander Zverev, was forced to retire injured. Rafael Nadal progressed through to the final at Roland-Garros, but with the match having been in the balance against Zverev at 7-6(2) 6-6 when the German had to retire hurt following a nasty ankle injury. Ad/> Zverev cried out in agony after going over on his right ankle, and the severity of the injury was immediately clear.

The third seed had to leave the court in a wheelchair after being consoled by Nadal. /> Roland-Garros'Insane match put in the shadow' — Wilander on Zverev injury ending Nadal clash41 MINUTES AGO After a short period, Zverev returned to the court on crutches to confirm his retirement — with Nadal progressing to the final. For Mischa, it was incredibly hard to watch his brother in so much pain and with the heartbreaking nature of his retirement from the match with his dreams of a maiden Grand Slam title on the line.

«Sascha never cries! Something bad must have happened! That's impossible!» he said on Eurosport Germany as he was reacting to the injury. «The ankle was gone. That was an angle, in that position nothing can stick.

He couldn't get up. He was really screaming.» Later speaking on Eurosport Germany's Matchball show, he added: «You can't compare that with anything. »When you are injured like Sascha is now, a piece of your life is taken away from you for a certain time because you can't walk, you can't be on the tennis court.

«But there are much worse situations, much more serious problems in the world today. Losing in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament is the smallest problem. It's not even a luxury problem, it's pure luxury.»