Number 3 World Alexander Zverev It was unfortunate that his tendon ruptured in the semi-finals. 2022 French Open against Raphael Nadal eventually went on to win the title. Sascha and Rafa were playing an exciting match at Philippe-Chatrier and the two players headed for the tiebreak in the second set just after 3 hours.
However, at the point of the play that forced the tiebreak, Zverev slipped and took the injury and the match came to an end as the paramedics screamed in pain as the paramedics rushed to help. Zverev walked out of the locker room on crutches to thank the fans, but was unable to continue playing as he forfeited his defeat to the chair referee.
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“Alexander Zverev was the dominant player”: Barbara Rittner
required a monumental effort. nadal He won the first set, which lasted more than 90 minutes, and Zverev dominated the second set, but was unable to take advantage of it as Nadal couldn’t find his way back to the set to force a tiebreak. Former German professional and current captain of the German national team in the BJK Cup, barbara rittner but he was confident that Sascha would have won the match had he not been injured.
“Had Sascha won the second set, he would have beaten Nadal in four sets. He was incredibly stable physically and mentally and set certain rallies over and over again. He was the dominant player. In this case, he was closer than ever to winning the Grand Slam because you saw how clear he was in the final.” Speaking on the Das Gelbe vom Ball, Eurosport’s German Podcast, Rittner said:
The injury now forced Zverev to undergo surgery that would see the German player miss out. 2022 Wimbledon Championship and put great doubts on his chances of playing. 2022 US Open It will also stay on the sidelines for at least 2 months before a definitive date is confirmed by the German camp.
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