'Very serious' - Alexander Zverev describes ankle injury in emotional social media post after Rafael Nadal defeat

Alexander Zverev explained that the ankle injury he suffered is ‘very serious,’ as he was forced off the court in a French Open semi-final defeat to Rafael Nadal on Friday. Zverev is now a major doubt for Wimbledon after rolling his ankle at the end of the second set. The severity of the injury was obvious immediately, as the German screamed in agony.

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He was really screaming." The 25-year-old left the court in a wheelchair before returning to the court on crutches, informing the umpire he could no longer continue. In a video message on Twitter, Zverev said: “A very difficult moment for me today on the court. “Obviously a fantastic match until what happened, happened.

“It looks like I have a very serious injury. But the medical team and the doctors are still checking on it.” It had been a pulsating semi-final up until that point with the score at 7-6 (8) 6-6 in Nadal’s favour, before Zverev withdrew. The Spaniard is now through to his 14th Roland Garros final as he prepares take on Norway’s Casper Ruud in Sunday’s final.