French Open 2022: Alexander Zverev - The invulnerable hobbles out of the tournament
Alexander Zverev 's exit in the semifinals of the French Open 2022 marks a particularly bitter setback on the way to the German number one's first Grand Slam title.
by Jens Huiber
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Jun 03, 2022, 06:57 pm

By Jens Huiber from Roland Garros
The news situation in the stands at the Stade Roland Garros was sparse, but slowly leaked through the various channels from Germany: No, Alexander Zverev would not be able to resume the match against Rafael Nadal after his fall on the Philippe-Chatrier court . And indeed, moments later, the world number three limped onto the pitch and out of the tournament on crutches.
A dramatic conclusion to a game that was not lacking in dramatic turns until then. 3:01 hours had already been played when Zverev fell - but the second set was still not decided. Nadal had just equalized to make it 6: 6, Zverev tried to arrest an unreachable ball after all, it went wrong. With fatal consequences.
Zverev almost never injured
Could Alexander Zverev have turned this match? No question. The 25-year-old gave at least as good a physical impression as his Spanish opponent, who celebrated his 36th birthday on the day of the semi-finals. If Zverev equalized by winning the tie-break in round two, you could have safely put your money on the Tokyo Olympic champion. Maybe not everything. But more than 50 percent.
Many facets have distinguished Alexander Zverev over the course of his career, one of which was: Zverev was never injured more badly, is one of the frequent players on the tour, as fit as few other colleagues, almost invulnerable in this regard. It is doubly regrettable that he is now stopped by an accident on the way to his first major victory. Especially since the next Grand Slam tournament is in Wimbledon in three weeks. Speculations about a start in London are currently out of the question, a medical communiqué is still pending.
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