French Open - 'How can he be beaten when playing well?' - Alexander Zverev backed to slay Rafa Nadal by brother

Alexander Zverev has the game to beat Rafa Nadal in the French Open semi-finals, believes the German's brother and Eurosport expert Mischa. Zverev downed Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in the quarter-finals in a match that many pundits — including Eurosport's own — believed was the 25-year-old's best-ever in a Grand Slam.

Ad/> Now however comes the greatest challenge in the game — beating 13-time Roland-Garros champion Nadal on his 'home' patch, with the Spaniard advancing to the last four with his win over Novak Djokovic. Roland-GarrosDjokovic 'not surprised at all' by Nadal's miraculous recovery from injuryAN HOUR AGO But it's a test Zverev is ready for — according to Mischa — who said on Eurosport: «Of the four players [left in the men's draw], Sascha [Alexander] has the fastest forehand, the fastest backhand and the fastest serve.

»He is also the tallest at two metres, so he has the widest reach — and his footwork is not the worst either. «So I ask, 'How can you be beaten when you play well?' You have almost the complete repertoire of shots, you can play aggressive and you have a good defence — you can become number one with that.» 'I hope I can win it before he starts beating us all!' — Zverev reveals Alcaraz chat 'It took the pressure off' — McEnroe says Alcaraz's rise is 'best thing' for Zverev 'Djokovic, Nadal, Federer' — McEnroe on why Zverev hasn't won a Slam Mischa was hugely complimentary of his brother's display against Alcaraz, a result that represented Zverev's first-ever win over a top-10 player in a Grand Slam.

Mischa said: «The game plan was excellent — from the first point. He used his forehand cross-court well, the backhand longline [down the line], played a lot into Alcaraz's forehand and served well.