PARIS, May 23 — Rafael Nadal will face world number four Alexander Zverev in a blockbuster first round match at his farewell French Open while women’s champion Iga Swiatek and...
Rafael Nadal , the record 14-time champion at Roland Garros, is unseeded this year after injury saw his ranking plummet to 276. — Reuters picPARIS, May 23 — Rafael Nadal will face world number four Alexander Zverev in a blockbuster first round match at his farewell French Open while women’s champion Iga Swiatek and fellow four-time major winner Naomi Osaka are on a second round collision course.
He and Zverev met in the semi-finals in 2022 when the German was forced to retire after suffering a serious ankle injury.Nadal, the winner of 22 Grand Slam titles, will turn 38 next week and this season will be his last on tour. Djokovic turned 37 on Wednesday and marked the occasion by winning the 1,100th match of his career in Geneva.
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