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Rafael Nadal is a French Open finalist for the 14th time in his career as a gripping, lengthy and messy semi-final ended with Alexander Zverev being forced to retire in the second set. Zverev badly twisted his ankle while chasing a ball and was taken off the court in a wheelchair.
After competing for over three hours without completing the second set, Nadal won 7-6 (8), 6-6 ret. to advance to the final.
Written by Tumaini Carayol at Roland Garros
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/03/rafael-nadal-reaches-french-open-final-after-alexander-zverev-forced-to-retire-after-fall-tennis under the title “Nadal reaches French Open final after Zverev forced to retire with injury”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
