2024-05-24 12:27:22
If Rafael Nadal has been having dangerous luck with accidents, what might be stated about his fortune at Roland Garros… Though it was logical that he may have a troublesome debut or second spherical in opposition to a seed, his wheel fell in opposition to one of many opponents probably the most troublesome ones that might occur to him: the Spanish tennis participant could have a really powerful debut in Paris, since he should face the German Alexander Zverev, the final champion of Rome and world quantity 4, within the first spherical.
The Spanish legend could possibly be enjoying his final tournaments as an expert, since in latest seasons he has been drastically affected by bodily issues. Final yr he was barely capable of play a handful of matches, whereas in 2024 he solely performed 4 tournaments and is much from his greatest degree at Roland Garros, a event he received 14 occasions.
Though there’s the chance that Roland Garros shall be his final event since accidents are quite common for the Mallorcan, his thought is to compete in Wimbledon (it seems famous) and the Olympic Video games. In any case, and if his bodily situation helps him, the Spaniard doesn’t rule out persevering with to play in 2025.
Zverev, for his half, arrives at Roland Garros with superb emotions since final Sunday he received the Rome Masters 1000 and displaced the Russian Daniil Medvedev from fourth place within the ATP rating. The document is 7-3 in favor of Nadal. Within the final match between the 2, within the semifinals of Roland Garros 2022, a dramatic state of affairs occurred when Zverev suffered a torn ligament, an harm that stored him away from the courts for a number of months.
The rivals of the Argentines
Within the males’s group, Francisco Cerúndolo will debut in opposition to the German Yannick Hanfmann (eighty fifth), Pedro Cachín with the American Tommy Paul (14th), Federico Coria with the additionally American Taylor Fritz (twelfth), Tomás Etcheverry with the Frenchman Arthur Cazaux (77th), Mariano Navone with Pablo Carreño Busta (1047th), Thiago Tirante with Pedro Martínez (forty ninth) and Sebastián Báez look forward to a rival from qualifying.
Relating to the feminine department, Nadia Podoroska could have a troublesome debut in opposition to the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (twenty first) and María Lourdes Carlé will face the Belgian Elise Mertens (twenty seventh). In the meantime, Julia Riera from Pergamin handed the final spherical of qualifying and she is going to play her first essential attract a Grand Slam after beating the Filipino Alexandra Eala 4-6, 7-6 and 6-4. When all these labeled are outlined, her opponent shall be identified.