Tennis living legend Rafael Nadal hints at entering the last stages of his illustrious career after suffering his earliest defeat ever in the French Open: a first-round loss to Alexander Zverev
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“I hope to see you again, but I don’t know,” Nadal told an ecstatic crowd after his straight-sets loss on Monday . The 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.
As soon as Zverev eased the pressure, however, Nadal converted his first break point to take a 3-2 lead in the second set. The 20-year-old American, who won the U.S. 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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