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PARIS — Rafael Nadal exited what could be his last French Open to an outpouring of love and support with a first-round 6-3 7-6 6-3 defeat by Alexander Zverev, wishing to be back at Roland Garros for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
It will the third time since his debut at Roland Garros in 2005, that Mr. Nadal, whose body has been martyred by 23 years of professional tennis and who left the tournament with a crushed foot after his record-improving 14The French, who tend to arrive on court Philippe Chatrier fashionably late on the back of a long lunch, skipped coffee and digestif to fill the arena before the king, racket in hand as usual, stepped onto the court to deafening roars.
The 20-year-old American, who won the US Open last year to break her Grand Slam duck, is looking to claim her first French Open title after losing the 2022 final in Paris. Medvedev had leaned on his serve and a slew of shots to comfortably grab the first two sets before a determined Koepfer suddenly stepped up his game.
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