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Le vainqueur de ce duel aura rendez-vous en finale à Paris avec le gagnant de l'autre demi-finale opposant Casper Ruud et Marin Cilic disputée un peu plus tard ...

Mais Nadal a recollé, puis s'est procuré trois premières balles de set à 5 jeux à 4. Chacune des deux manches a duré le temps d'un match de foot. Zverev a abandonné alors qu'il était mené 7-6 (10/8), 6-6 après un bras de fer de plus de trois heures.

Rafael Nadal has advanced to the French Open final after Alexander Zverev fell during a point, injured his right ankle and stopped playing.

Nadal saved Zverev's fourth set point with the help of a drop shot. His racket flew out of his hand and landed behind him after one wild swing mistakenly sent a ball zipping past the chair umpire until it landed 10 feet wide of the court. Zverev then was taken off the court in a wheelchair. Several minutes later, he came back out using crutches and said he needed to retire from the match. When Zverev did try a drop shot in the match's eighth game, it was merely so-so, and Nadal not only reached it but ripped a down-the-line backhand passing winner. Playing on his 36th birthday at an event he first won at 19, Nadal emerged to claim a tight-as-can-be, draining first set that lasted 1½ hours by a 7-6 (8) score.

Rafael Nadal has advanced to the French Open final after Alexander Zverev fell during a point, injured his right ankle and stopped playing.

On the second, Zverev flubbed a volley and rolled his eyes. Nadal then saved Zverev’s fourth set point with the help of a drop shot. When Zverev did try a drop shot in the match’s eighth game, it was merely so-so, and Nadal not only reached it but ripped a down-the-line backhand passing winner. A trainer came out to attend to him, and Nadal walked around the net to check on Zverev, too. His racket flew out of his hand and landed behind him after one wild swing mistakenly sent a ball zipping past the chair umpire until it landed 10 feet wide of the court. And it worked rather well, permitting Zverev to stake himself to a 3-1 lead after 19 minutes in large part because he accumulated seven winners before Nadal delivered a single one. On the first, Nadal hit a wide-swinging 113 mph (183 kph) ace. With the pitter-patter of rain audible against the closed retractable roof at Court Philippe Chatrier, Nadal emerged to claim a tight-as-can-be, draining first set that lasted 1 1/2 hours by a 7-6 (8) score. Zverev crumpled to the ground, wailing in agony and clutching at his lower leg. Now he will try to become the oldest champion at a tournament he’s already won a record 13 times. “The only thing that I am sure is he is going to win not one — much more than one. Minutes later, Zverev came back out onto Court Philippe Chatrier on crutches, his right shoe removed, and conceded the match, unable to continue.

Rafael Nadal reached the final of Roland-Garros for a record 14th time after third seed Alexander Zverev suffered a horrific-looking ankle injury deep in ...

He came back onto court on crutches and the match was done. The German then broke Nadal for the fourth straight time to go up 5-3. But serving for the set, he began with a double fault and though he led 30-15, he hit two more double faults to let Nadal back in again.

Après deux sets et trois heures de jeu d'une demi-finale splendide entre Rafael Nadal et Alexander Zverev à Roland-Garros, vendredi à Paris, l'Allemand a dû ...

Ce dernier venait d'inscrire le point qui ouvrait la porte à un nouveau tie-break quand la cheville de l'Allemand a tourné. Peu après, Alexander Zverev est revenu sur le terrain en marchant avec des béquilles pour saluer l'arbitre, son adversaire et le public, incapable de reprendre cette demi-finale. Immédiatement, le champion olympique à Tokyo a hurlé de douleur et s'est allongé au sol.

Nadal had claimed the 91-minute opening set in an epic tiebreaker, 10-8, and had clawed back from a deficit in the second set, with another tiebreaker ...

After a few minutes’ pause, Zverev returned to the court on crutches, Nadal beside him. “Very tough,” Nadal told his interviewer, seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander, reporting for Eurosport. “Very sad for him, honestly. He was playing unbelievable tournament.

Rafael Nadal will play for his 14th French Open title and 22nd Grand Slam crown after Alexander Zverev suffered a horrific right ankle injury during the ...

So all the best to him and all the team.” Soon a wheelchair was brought out and Zverev was taken off the court. He later came out on crutches and embraced Nadal, as the Spaniard patted his face in encouragement.

Rafael Nadal n'est plus qu'à une victoire d'un 22^e Grand Chelem record : l'Espagnol s'est qualifié vendredi pour la finale de Roland-Garros après un match ...

Mais Nadal a recollé, puis s’est procuré trois premières balles de set à 5 jeux à 4. Chacun des deux sets a duré le temps d’un match de foot. Zverev a abandonné alors qu’il était mené 7-6 (10 / 8), 6-6 après un bras de fer de plus de trois heures.

Le match entre l'Espagnol, déjà treize fois vainqueur porte d'Auteuil, et l'Allemand, troisième joueur mondial, s'annonce comme une finale avant l'heure des ...

La « Next Gen » détrônée avant même de régner ? Alexander Zverev, ex-sale gosse du tennis, enfin mûr à Paris ? Quand ? La rencontre est programmée à partir de 14 h 45.

Après son immense quart de finale contre Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal défie Alexander Zverev ce vendredi pour une place en finale à Roland-Garros.

(0-40) L'Allemand se met en difficulté et fait la première double-faute du match. (40-15) (5-4) (30-30) (40-40)

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Il détient par ailleurs le plus grand nombre de victoires consécutives à Paris. Il a ainsi remporté 39 matchs consécutifs entre 2010 et 2014. Depuis 2005, Rafael Nadal n’a laissé à ses adversaires que des miettes. Sur la terre battue de Roland-Garros, battre l’Espagnol s’avère une tâche particulière ardue, sinon impossible. Aucun autre tennisman ne peut se targuer d’avoir remporté autant de titres à Roland-Garros. Un record qui n’est pas près de tomber : le deuxième de ce classement, Björn Borg (6 titres) a mis un terme à sa carrière avant même que l’Espagnol ne commence la sienne. Sur ses 21 titres en Grand Chelem (un record également), celui que l’on surnomme le « taureau de Manacor » compte 13 trophées à Roland-Garros. Un quatorzième n’a jamais semblé aussi proche, alors qu’il avait déclaré que cette année pourrait être sa dernière participation au tournoi. Entre Rafael Nadal et la terre battue parisienne, l’histoire d’amour a commencé en 2005, alors qu’il n’avait que 18 ans.

Rafael Nadal is into the French Open final after semifinal opponent Alexander Zverev retired from their semifinal with an injury.

“To be in the final of Roland Garros one more time,” Nadal said, “it’s a dream without a doubt.” Zverev rolled the ankle on game point for Nadal to force a tiebreak after Nadal won the first set 7-6 (8). The match was more than three hours old when Zverev screamed in pain and was taken off the court in a wheelchair. Rafael Nadal advanced to the French Open final after Alexander Zverev retired from their semifinal match with a right ankle injury in the second set.

On assistait à une bataille épique depuis plus de trois heures entre Alexander Zverev et Rafael Nadal lorsque l'Allemand a été contraint à l'abandon après ...

Étendu au sol, il s’est immédiatement attrapé la cheville droite en hurlant de douleur. Il a fallu attendre le cinquième jeu pour que Zverev y parvienne finalement. Quelques minutes plus tard, il est revenu sur le court en béquilles accompagné de Nadal pour officiellement abandonner, avant d’être ovationné par le public du court Philippe Chatrier.

Rafael Nadal has taken an early lead in his Roland Garros semi-final clash against Alexander Zverev Friday, winning the first set 7-6(8) as he looks to ...

The injury brought an early end to a match that was on course for being one of the best of the season. The last retirement in a Grand Slam semi-final or final came at the 2018 US Open, when Nadal retired against Juan Martin del Potro after the second set, with the Argentine leading their semi-final clash 7-6, 6-2. Of course for me, as everyone knows, to be in the final of Roland Garros for another time is a dream, without a doubt. Nadal then saved four set points in the tie-break, battling back from 2/6 to clinch a mammoth first set after one hour and 31 minutes. The intensity did not drop in a pulsating second set that reached another tie-break before a match that promised to become the best of the year was cruelly truncated. He held four set points in a dramatic first-set tie-break before Nadal produced a jaw-dropping combination of offense and defense to claim the opener.

On his 36th birthday, the Spaniard won by retirement and advanced to yet another Roland Garros final, where he'll look to become the tournament's oldest ...

When the shock of the injured opponent and the disappointment of winning by retirement wears off, Nadal ought to be considerably happier. This was heading for a five-hour match, so the fact that Nadal was able to get on and off the court in barely three hours ought to benefit him Sunday. In the second set, he was broken four times—the most he’s even been broken in a set at the French Open—and was lucky to stay alive.

Le match était tendu, Nadal était poussé dans ses retranchements par Zverev, jusqu'au drame après plus de trois heures de jeu: cheville tordue, l'Allemand a ...

Et sur l'ultime balle, la frappe de Zverev est sortie dans le couloir donnant le jeu à Nadal, tandis que l'Allemand s'effondrait. Je suis sûr qu'il va en gagner, et pas qu'un", a affirmé le Majorquin qui n'est plus qu'à une victoire d'un phénoménal 14e titre à Roland-Garros, son 22e titre du Grand Chelem (nouveau record avec deux longueurs d'avance sur Roger Federer et Novak Djokovic). Il s'est écroulé, s'est roulé dans la terre battue en criant et après quelques minutes, le visage crispé par la souffrance, il a été évacué dans un fauteuil roulant. Dimanche, il aura un admirateur de l'autre côté du filet. "Ca faisait longtemps que je n'avais pas joué ici dans des conditions aussi lentes à cause de l'humidité et en plus toit fermé. Du coup, la balle était très grosse, lourde, et il était difficile de lui donner de l'effet. C'est pour ça que je ne parvenais pas à le gêner autant que je voulais (...) à le repousser", a expliqué l'Espagnol. Avant d'insister sur le "début de match incroyable" de son adversaire. Mais sur une reprise d'appui après avoir frappé un coup droit en bout de course, Zverev s'est violemment tordu la cheville droite.

France Tennis French Open Spain's Rafael Nadal walks alongside Germany's Alexander Zverev who retired with an ankle injury in the semifinal match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Friday, June 3, 2022.

The second set also was headed to a tiebreaker after another 1 1/2 hours when Zverev tumbled behind the baseline and lost a point that allowed Nadal to hold serve for 6-all. The oldest champion so far was Andres Gimeno, who was 34 in 1972. “That’s why I was not able to create the damage that I wanted.” Later, an errant backhand let Nadal break for the first time, making it 4-all and sending red-and-yellow Spanish flags flapping in the stands. A trainer came out to attend to him, and Nadal walked around the net to check on Zverev, too. So I wish him all the best and a very fast recovery.” The crowd gave him a standing ovation. “He's a perfect example of how you should behave on court: Never give up and never complain. His black outfit, arms and legs caked with rust-colored clay, Zverev was helped up by a trainer, then taken away from the court in a wheelchair. Zverev crumpled to the ground, wailing in agony and clutching at his lower leg. Now he will try to become the oldest champion at a tournament he’s already won a record 13 times, facing first-time Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud on Sunday. “Even if for me it’s a dream to be in the final of Roland Garros, of course that way is not the way that we want it to be.

On assistait à une bataille épique depuis plus de trois heures entre Alexander Zverev et Rafael Nadal lorsque l'Allemand a été contraint à l'abandon après s' ...

Il a fallu attendre le cinquième jeu pour que Zverev y parvienne finalement. Étendu au sol, il s’est immédiatement attrapé la cheville droite en hurlant de douleur. «C’était un très gros match, nous étions à 3h de jeu et encore au deuxième set. Il a joué à un très haut niveau. Quelques minutes plus tard, il est revenu sur le court en béquilles accompagné de Nadal pour officiellement abandonner, avant d’être ovationné par le public du court Philippe Chatrier. Il a joué un tournoi incroyable.

«Rafa» se qualifie à la suite d'une horrible blessure à la cheville droite de Zverev.

Avec un peu de chance, j’espère que c’est juste une torsion de la cheville, qu’il ne s’est rien cassé. [...] Le match était [âprement] disputé. Il jouait incroyablement bien. « J’espère qu’il ne va pas trop mal, a pointé la cinquième tête de série aux journalistes. Puis à la deuxième, alors que les deux rivaux se sont échangé leurs services jusqu’à ce que Zverev serve pour la manche à 5-3. Les deux joueurs étaient déjà sur le terrain depuis plus de trois heures dans une folle humidité lorsque l’incident s’est produit. Je sais à quel point il se bat pour remporter un titre du Grand Chelem. Il y arrivera, et plusieurs fois. Avec Nadal à ses côtés, il y est revenu quelques minutes plus tard pour saluer l’arbitre et la foule, sous les acclamations de celle-ci.

Spaniard celebrates his 36th birthday by reaching another RG final, but not in the way he was hoping to get there.

I played, I fighted, I did all the things possible to give myself at least a chance to be where I am. “And here I am. That injury sidelined him for weeks leading up to Roland-Garros, and he had been approaching his best level once again when the foot became a factor again.

The 36-year-old 21-time Grand Slam champion reached his 14th French Open final after Alexander Zverev suffered a horrific right ankle injury during their ...

Still, he plans to take some time off. “In that sense it’s not their fault what’s happening in this moment with the war.” Zverev, the world No. 3, left the court Friday in a wheelchair and returned on crutches, meaning his status for Wimbledon is also in the air.

Le match était tendu, Rafael Nadal était poussé dans ses retranchements par Alexander Zverev, jusqu'au drame après plus de trois heures de jeu : cheville ...

Je suis sûr qu’il va en gagner, et pas qu’un », a affirmé le Majorquin qui n’est plus qu’à une victoire d’un phénoménal 14e titre à Roland-Garros, ce qui serait son 22e titre du Grand Chelem (et un record étendu à deux longueurs d’avance sur Roger Federer et Novak Djokovic). Et sur l’ultime balle, la frappe de Zverev est sortie dans le couloir donnant le jeu à Nadal, tandis que l’Allemand s’effondrait. Il s’est écroulé, s’est roulé dans la terre battue en criant et après quelques minutes, le visage crispé par la souffrance, il a été évacué dans un fauteuil roulant. Dimanche, il aura un admirateur de l’autre côté du filet. C’est le dernier membre du “Big 3” que je n’ai pas encore affronté, ça valait le coup d’attendre, en finale de Grand Chelem, c’est le parfait timing, ce sera un moment particulier pour moi », a affirmé Ruud, 23 ans. Mais sur une reprise d’appui après avoir frappé un coup droit en bout de course, Zverev s’est violemment tordu la cheville droite.

On assistait à une bataille épique depuis plus de trois heures entre Alexander Zverev et Rafael Nadal lorsque l'Allemand a été contraint à l'abandon après ...

Il a fallu attendre le cinquième jeu pour que Zverev y parvienne finalement. Étendu au sol, il s’est immédiatement attrapé la cheville droite en hurlant de douleur. «C’était un très gros match, nous étions à 3h de jeu et encore au deuxième set. Il a joué à un très haut niveau. Quelques minutes plus tard, il est revenu sur le court en béquilles accompagné de Nadal pour officiellement abandonner, avant d’être ovationné par le public du court Philippe Chatrier. Il a joué un tournoi incroyable.

Rafael Nadal is feeling good after spending nearly 12 hours on court over the course of his past three matches at Roland Garros 2022.

"So with that conditions, I was not able to push him back. His coach, Carlos Moya, was spotted enjoying the open air as he scouted Nadal's potential final opponents. "My ball was not bouncing as usual here, no?" "He started the match playing amazing, honestly. Have been a lot of up-and-downs during the match, but a good level of tennis with great points. "Of course today the conditions have been very hot, super humid.

With a win in Sunday's French Open final, Rafael Nadal will claim his 22nd Grand Slam singles title. Here's a look at some of the other significant numbers ...

21: The number of Grand Slam singles titles Nadal has won entering Sunday’s final, putting him one ahead of Roger Federer and Djokovic for the men’s record. 24: The number of matches Nadal has won over Federer in his career, against 16 losses. 209: The number of weeks Nadal has spent as the ATP Tour’s top-ranked singles player, the sixth-best figure ever. 0: The number of times Nadal has lost in a French Open final. 7: The number of events Nadal has played in 2022, already matching his totals from 2020 and 2021. 13: Nadal’s number of singles titles at the French Open heading into Sunday, a men’s record for an individual Grand Slam tournament. Combined with his prize money, that made him the world’s fifth-highest-paid tennis player last year. 8: The number of times Nadal has played on his birthday at Roland Garros, including Friday, when he turned 36. $1.05 million: The retail price for Nadal’s signature watch with Richard Mille when it was first introduced in 2020. $23 million: Nadal’s annual earnings off the court from endorsements, appearances, memorabilia and licensing fees, according to Forbes estimates. That makes Nadal the heavy favorite. It might have been a surprise, then, that it was his opponent—third-seeded Alexander Zverev—who retired from the match with an injury, and that Nadal emerged with a victory.

A tactical analysis ahead of the men's singles final at Roland-Garros 2022.

When the points go past eight shots, he’s still good, winning 112 and losing 90, at 55 per cent. As you would expect for someone who’s in the final, Ruud also comes out on top in the three categories. For a start, that’s where the majority of points are won and lost anyway, even on clay.

Injury-ravaged Spaniard has fought hard to reach final at Roland Garros and will be a tough foe for Norway's Casper Ruud.

In recent years, as men’s tennis has looked for players to follow Nadal and his rivals, many of Ruud’s peers have received so much more hype than him. Nadal’s fighting spirit, his composure under pressure and his ability to elevate his level in tight situations have been the bedrock of his game but it is astonishing he is able to achieve this time and time again. He will not only have to emotionally adapt to playing in a grand slam final for the first time but to also staring down the legend across the net. Not for Nadal. Here he is chasing a record-extending 22nd grand slam title, another significant moment in tennis history. In his quarter-final against Novak Djokovic, the stakes were so high that every second of the match was important. In his fourth-round match against Felix Auger Aliassime he did not look like himself as they went to a tense fifth set.

Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud may be facing off for the first time in Sunday's championship match at Roland Garros, but that doesn't mean the pair don't know ...

The Ruud forehand in particular has developed into one of the most fearsome weapons on Tour, and the Norwegian will need it to fire if he wants to make a dent in the Nadal defence. A successful outcome for Nadal would also represent the first time he has completed the Australian Open- Roland Garros double in a calendar year. Although Ruud’s longest match of the tournament was his opening three-hour, 49-minute win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the Norwegian has spent 18 hours and two minutes on court in Paris, just six minutes fewer than Nadal overall. Ruud’s strong displays on clay have brought him seven tour-level titles on clay, but he is yet to lift a trophy above ATP 250 level. Should he win, Nadal will draw level with current Tour leader Carlos Alcaraz’s four titles for 2022, having clinched trophies in Melbourne and Acapulco alongside his Australian Open triumph. [It’s] not a big surprise at all." To finally play him in a Grand Slam final will be a special moment for me. "Physically I'm OK," said Nadal in his press conference following the Zverev match. So, it is going to be a fun one hopefully.” "Normally my problem is not the physical performance…Of course today the conditions have been very hot, super humid. Hopefully a little bit for him as well. “But more than [anything], as I always say, I like to see [a] good person achieving his dreams.

The French Open men's final has been set, and it's the King of Clay Rafael Nadal battling Norwegian Casper Ruud for the Coupe des Mousquetaires.

Nadal -6.5 games (-104): It’s entirely possible that Nadal drops a set and still covers this number. The 23-year-old has been playing some great tennis on clay as he won the Geneva Open in May and owns a 21-5 record on the surface this year. We expect both competitors to at least win one set during the final, which is all Ruud needs to do to cover this line. His semifinal match against Alexander Zverev didn’t even make it through two sets, but it lasted three hours before the German bowed out due to an ankle injury. Ruud French Open picks Ruud French Open picks