'What is going on? Wow!' - Alexander Zverev gaffe stuns John McEnroe, gets booed for rant at French Open

Alexander Zverev left Eurosport commentator John McEnroe and many Parisian fans baffled by some of his play early on in his second-round match at the French Open. The fiery German, who is seeded No. 3 at Roland-Garros, slumped horribly early on against Sebastian Baez of Argentina as he lost the opening set 6-2 and found himself down a break in the second.

Ad/> A catalogue of errors and issues blighted Zverev's early play in the match as Baez capitalised ruthlessly. Indeed, the 21-year-old from Buenos Aires could barely believe his luck at times as his opponent struggled. /> Roland-Garros'What is going on? Wow!' — Zverev misses easy smash in bizarre gaffeAN HOUR AGO McEnroe, who was on commentary for Eurosport during the contest on Court Philippe Chatrier, could not believe what he was watching — particularly with one moment early in the second set.

Zverev wound himself up ready for a big smash, only to realise that the ball hadn't bounced as high as he had predicted. He was forced to stoop down low and made a total hash of the effort as he fired it long. «Oh! What in the world is going on?!» exclaimed McEnroe in the booth.

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