Zverev

ZVEREV. Opposé à Rafael Nadal pour une place en finale à Roland-Garros, l'Allemand est la tête d'affiche de la nouvelle génération.

Mais je ferai tout pour que ça ne se reproduise pas, dans l'année qui vient et jusqu'à la fin de ma carrière." Si Sascha a été exclu immédiatement du tournoi, il a également été condamné à verser avec sursis une amende de 25 000 dollars, en plus d'une peine de suspension de deux mois en cas d'un nouvel écart de conduite. Interrogé à la fin de son quart de finale, l'Allemand s'était déjà confié sur son futur match soit face à Djokovic, soit face à Nadal. "Oui... Il y a une raison qui fait que ce sont les meilleurs en Grand Chelem. L'un en a 21 et l'autre 20. Tout en niant le bien fondé de ces accusations, Alexander Zverev a porté une action devant les tribunaux. L'Allemand court toujours après un titre en Grand Chelem malgré la finale en 2020 de l'US Open perdue face à l'Autrichien Dominic Thiem. Si les performances d'Alexander Zverev ne passent rarement inaperçues, son débordement à Acapulco le 23 février 2022 lors d'un match de double a vivement été critiqué par les personnalités du tennis. Le magazine Slate publie de nouveaux témoignages plus détaillés de cette affaire en août 2021. Très vite, il est décrit l'un des futurs espoirs du tennis allemand et en 2011, alors qu'il n'a que 14 ans, il débute sur le circuit junior. Avant de passer professionnel et d'affronter les meilleurs joueurs du circuit ATP, il remporte en 2014 l'Open d'Australie junior en battant l'espoir américain Stefan Kozlov en finale. Il y a eu des matches très disputés, mais il y a une très grande différence entre un match très disputé et une victoire." Maintenant, Rafa est le grand favori et, quand il est comme ça, ça sent la finale et le titre, car il joue à 150 %. Mais pour une ancienne légende du tennis, Ievgueni Kafelnikov, l'Allemand n'est pas capable de battre "Rafa". "Même si j'aime Alexander Zverev, je ne le vois pas battre Nadal. Le seul qui puisse déranger Rafa – croyez‐le ou non – est Casper Rudd. Je pense qu'il a le style de jeu nécessaire et qu'il peut jouer pendant longtemps.

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In the other semifinal is Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic, two players Zverev would be favourite to beat in the final. *NADAL 0-2 ZVEREV: Zverev consolidates the early break with a hold of serve. Nadal is the King of Clay, but is struggling with fitness and injury. *NADAL 1-0 ZVEREV (7-6): Break! This is rock solid tennis from Nadal at the start of the second start as he grabs the early break. Then the German put a routine forehand into the tramlines and Nadal has broken back! Zverev throws in his first double fault of the match at 40-40, saves one break point, but then loses grip of his racquet to bring up another. NADAL 5-4 ZVEREV*: Nadal leads for the first time in the match. That was a very slack game by Nadal and Zverev is back on serve. The German's game is difficult to read at the moment. However, the umpire overruled a call and that allowed Zverev back into the game. Zverev produces a double fault on break point when he was serving for the second set. The German has forced Nadal to serve to stay in the second set.

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But Zverev has the upper hand in the next rally, and Nadal scuffs a forehand into the net. A withering high forehand at the net from Zverev takes him to 30-15 but it’s 30-30 after Nadal pins his opponent in the corner of the court and forces a mistake. Nadal responds with a fierce serve that Zverev nets, but he’s pushed around again on his serve and Zverev passes him for 15-30. Zverev larrups a serve down the middle for his second ace, and a brilliant double-handed backhand down the line takes him to 30-0. Nadal saves the first with his third ace, and the second when a deft return forces Zverev to volley long. An absolutely stunning forehand winner down the line then earns Nadal set point at 7-6, but it’s on Zverev’s serve and he saves it after pushing Nadal to the back of the court and forcing the error. Second set: Nadal* 7-6, 1-1 Zverev (* denotes server). Nadal quickly goes to 30-0, making Zverev stretch and hit long before the German tries a rare dropped shot and it pays off as a scampering Nadal can’t get there in time. Second set: Nadal 7-6, 2-1 Zverev* (* denotes server). Nadal makes it six straight points on the Zverev serve at the start of this second set to move to 0-30 before the German gratefully watches a thumping Nadal drive go long. Zverev goes long with a straightforward forehand as the match clock ticks over to three hours and then the German goes wide with a backhand to give Nadal a 40-15 advantage. Nadal then forces an error on the Zverev backhand to get it back to 30-all before the German thumps a forehand long. Finally, a hold of serve and Zverev leads in the second set for the for first time. Second set: Nadal 7-6, 3-4 Zverev* (* denotes server). Zverev wins the opening point of game seven before Nadal wins an ‘oohs and aahs’ battle conducted around the net to make it 15-15.

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Canadians can watch the Alexander Zverev vs Rafael Nadal match on TSN (in English) or RSN (in French), as part of a cable TV package. However, you may want to go for Stan Sport (opens in new tab) instead. Sling TV (opens in new tab) offers two packages, both of which cost $35 a month. Plus, if you don't already have Amazon Prime itself, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial of that at the same time. For instance if you're in the U.S. and want to view an Australian service, you'd select Australia from the list. NBC can be accessed with one of the best TV antennas, while the Tennis Channel is available in some cable packages. But what if you're usually based in one of those countries but aren't at home for a particular French Open live stream? Zverev odds from Caesars Sportsbook. The over-under for total games is 36.5, with Nadal favored by 5.5 games. They're totally legal, inexpensive and easy to use. Will Nadal reach yet another French Open final or will Zverev move a step closer to his first Grand Slam win? With a 6ft 6in frame, he'll certainly represent an imposing target for Nadal, but the Spanish star has the edge in the head-to-head battle: he leads 5-3, and 3-1 on clay. He's also seeking to win his 22nd Grand Slam title and move further ahead of Djoko and Roger Federer, each of whom has 'just' 20.

Rafael Nadal will face another hurdle in the pursuit of his 14th French Open title with German talent Alexander Zverev his opponent in Friday's semi-final.

Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6(7) 7-6(11) 7-5 6-3 Bernabe Zapata-Miralles (Spain) 7-6(2) 6-3 7-6(5) 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(4)