Nadal brings his opponent in with a drop shot but a sliding Zverev connects with the passing winner. He steps it up on the first serve but then clips the net with a forehand as the game swings back to deuce. Zverev saves it, crushing a backhand pass onto the line.

Then Zverev chucks a couple of forehands long and Nadal finds himself with break point at 30-40. Zverev marched into a 30-0 and it looked as if Nadal was struggling. It seems we’re back in the Nadal-Djokovic twilight pendulum zone where you can’t allow yourself to get even two points ahead of yourself. We’ve played a set and a half in two and a half hours. Zverev breaks his serve for the third time in this set and crucially, after his hold of serve, it moves him 4-2 ahead. More tension, more anxiety, but you can say with a little more assurance now that Nadal’s level has slipped quite a bit in this second set. Now, can Nadal hold serve for the first time since 6-5 in the opener? That was about one hour and 10 minutes ago. Hewett and Reid through to wheelchair doubles final

Nadal vs Zverev underway with the roof closedĬilic vs Ruud follows on Philippe-ChatrierĬoco Gauff through to French Open doubles final Nadal saves four set points to take opening tiebreak 10-8 The Croatian had not progressed further than the fourth round of a slam since 2018 and will take on the Norwegian Casper Ruud who is aiming to reach a grand slam final for the first time in his career.įollow for live scores and updates from Rafael Nadal vs Alexander Zverev, below: French Open: Latest scores and updates Later on, Marin Cilic will look to advance to the fourth grand slam final of his career and continue his unlikely journey at this year’s French Open. The German defeated rising star Carlos Alcaraz in what was another thrilling quarter-final upset, and was perhaps the best win of the 25-year-old’s grand slam career as he seeks to win his first major.Īfter playing in the night session on Tuesday on Court Philippe-Chatrier, Nadal is back to his preferred afternoon slot for the first of two men’s semi-finals today. Nadal has admitted that this could be his last French Open due to his chronic foot injury and the Spaniard, who turns 36 today, faces another seismic challenge against Zverev. Nadal has had two days to recover from his momentous and epic victory over his great rival Novak Djokovic in Tuesday’s quarter-final, with the 13-time French Open champion sealing the four-set win at 1.15am local time. Follow for live updates as Rafael Nadal takes on Alexander Zverev for a place in the French Open final on what is set to be another blockbuster day of action at Roland Garros.

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