Nadal – Zverev live now | Roland Garros 2022: The semifinals are about to begin!

RAFA NADAL-ALEXANDER ZVEREV 0-2
Zverev missed the backhand half court after a brief return from Nadal. He sent it a long time ago. BUT HE GAVE A BIG RIGHT TO GO 2-0

RAFA NADAL-ALEXANDER ZVEREV 0-1, 40-15 serving Zverev
DIRECT SERVE ‘SASCHA’, in T. Open serve and long parallel right of German

RAFA NADAL-ALEXANDER ZVEREV 0-1, 30-0 on serve Zverev
Great first tomorrow for Zverev. Nadal could not cushion the ball with his backhand. AND BIG PARALLEL BACKFALL BEFORE NADAL’S RIGHT HAND

RAFA NADAL-ALEXANDER ZVEREV 0-1
BREAK ZVEREV! Great first for Rafa and great attack with the backhand, but ‘Sascha’ defended himself well and Nadal finished with a long backhand

RAFA NADAL-ALEXANDER ZVEREV 0-0, 30-40
Backhand long stitch parallel to Nadal’s net. ZVEREV BREAK BALL

RAFA NADAL-ALEXANDER ZVEREV 0-0, 30-30
Nadal moved with the right, Zverev recovered well with a great cross and a subsequent parallel on attack with the backhand and made his debut in the fight. AND SHOT AGAIN ALL RIGHT UNTIL DOUBLE NADAL.

RAFA NADAL-ALEXANDER ZVEREV 0-0, 30-0
Nadal hit the backhand and missed his parallel Zverev, for a long time, after touching the tape. And Rafa moves along with the driver to leave ‘Sascha’ on the right

15:05START THE BATTLE

15:04FINISH THE WARM-UP. PLAYERS ON THE COURT. START SERVING RAFA

15:04ALEXANDER ZVEREV SA ROLAND GARROS
7th participation in Roland Garros, 2nd semifinals. Match your best result

15:03ALEXANDER ZVEREV’S ROAD TO THE SEMIFINALS
1st round: 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 to Sebastian Ofner
2nd round: 2-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 7-5 to Sebastián Báez
3rd round: 7-6 (2), 6-3, 7-6 (5) to Brandon Nakashima
Round of 16: 7-6 (11), 7-5, 6-3 to Bernabé Zapata
Quarterfinals: 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7) to Carlos Alcaraz

15:02RAFA BROUGHT TO ROLAND GARROS
18th participation in Roland Garros, 15th semi-finals. 13 titles to his credit

15:01RAFA’S WAY TO THE SEMIFINALS
1st round: 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 to Jordan Thompson
2nd round: 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 to Corentin Moutet
3rd round: 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 to Botic Van de Zanschlp
Round of 16: 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 with Felix Auger-Aliassime
Quarterfinals: 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) with Novak Djokovic

14:58Well, everything is ready for the battle to begin, a rally between two players. We have previously examined in detail the two facing each other. Let’s go for more data as a preview of the match

14:57THE PUBLIC SINGS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO NADAL, CONFIRMED BY THE CRY OF “RAFA, RAFA” AS HE LOSES IN COURT.. The French public, upside down along with the Spaniards

14:56RAFA NADAL LUNTOS SA PHILIPPE CHATRIER! Thunderous applause for the 13 -time Paris champion. ALEXANDER ZVEREV IS FOLLOWING HIM! Everything is ready, conditions inside the house, maximum emotions for a match where Rafa is looking for his fourteenth final in Paris

14:54CARLOS MOYÀ, BEFORE THE MEETINGfor Spanish journalists in Paris, they included our colleague Ángel Rigueira: “We can’t change that. The conditions are what they are. Rafa won in the sun, in the heat, in the cold, in the snow, in the rain, in the open roof, with the thatched roof. It may be something he prefers, but he fits. This is Rafa Nadal, this is Roland Garros. It adapts. I think almost the best tennis he played was in 2020, with October conditions, cold, crowded, very heavy conditions and he played well. He prefers some qualities, but fits in very well with others “

14:52In a few minutes Rafa Nadal and Alexander Zverev will be called to court. The spectators sat in their seats. Let’s examine the impressions of Carlos Moya about what it means play indoors for Rafa

14:49ALL THE FORMER DUEL BETWEEN NADAL AND ZVEREV
1. Round of 16 of Indian wells 2016 (hard)-Nadal 6-7 (8), 6-0, 7-5
2. Australian Open 2017 3rd round (difficult)-Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2
3. Round of 16 Monte-Carlo 2017 (earth)-Nadal 6-1, 6-1
4. 2018 Davis Cup Quarterfinals (Court)-Nadal 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
5. Rome 2018 Final (Court)-Nadal 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
6. 2019 ATP Finals Round Robin (Hard Indoor)-Zverev 6-2, 6-4
7. Paris-Bercy 2020 Semifinals (Hard Indoor)-Zverev 6-4, 7-5
8. Madrid 2021 quarterfinals (graba)-Zverev 6-4, 6-4
9. Rome 2021 quarterfinals (gravel)-Nadal 6-3, 6-4

14:47SIXTH DUEL BETWEEN NADAL AND ZVEREV ON CLAY COURTS
Rafa’s 4-1 dominance, winning Monte Carlo 2017, Davis 2018 (just five sets), Rome 2018 final and Rome 2021. Zverev won the Madrid 2021 quarterfinals

14:44RAFA NADAL-ALEXANDER ZVEREV, THIRD FIVE SET MATCH
However, there was a second precedent between Nadal and Zverev in the five sets. That was on clay, out, in the 2018 Davis Cup. Rafa won 6-1, 6-4, 6-4

14:42RAFA NADAL-ALEXANDER ZVEREV, SECOND MATCH IN GRAND SLAM
Nadal and Zverev only met once at a Grand Slam. It was in the third round of the 2017 Australian Open, on the hard court. Rafa suffered to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 and 6-2

14:39RAFA NADAL-ALEXANDER ZVEREV, TEN DUEL IN CIRCUIT
Rafa won 6-3 in German in the foreground, which will live in the tenth episode this Friday. This is the first time they will both meet in an advanced round of a Grand Slam

14:38It took about twenty minutes for the two stars to jump on the track. We will gradually destroy the data on this front
Nadal and Zverev

14:38We saw it a few minutes ago
alexander zverev doing warm-up exercises in the locker room, ready to settle into his second consecutive semi-final of
Roland Garros. The German is a clear executioner of Spanish tennis in this tournament, as he has been eliminated
Bernabé Zapata and Carlos Alcaraz. Rafael Nadal wants to cut his drawing

14:38This suggests
THE PHILIPPE CHATRIER’S ROOF IS CLOSING, a condition that Zverev prefers than Nadal. Start delayed by a few minutes,
NOT BEFORE 2:52 PM to proceed with the acclimatization of the track to the new conditions

14:38The official game time, remember, is no earlier than 2:45 pm
AND THE DOUBLES SEMIFINAL OF THE SECOND WOMAN WAS JUST STOPPED BECAUSE OF THE RAIN IN PARIS.

14:38Nadal raised the level significantly in quarter-final duel battles
Novak Djokovic after suffering hard in the round of 16 battles
Felix Auger-Aliassime. That’s why he hopes to keep that plus for today’s rivalry
Alexander Zverev. Balearic stressed that foot care is working well at Roland Garros and that he is in a position to fight for a new Grand Slam

14:38The Balearic in Melbourne captured his second
Australian Open at the beginning of the season. The first came in 2009. However, he lost that year in the round of 16 of
Roland Garros against
Robin Soderling after four consecutive titles. This year, however,
Nadal He’s still alive in Paris: he’s amassed twelve wins and is undefeated this year at the Grand Slam

14:37Nadal was, again, the great reference on the clay court of Paris and
now everyone points to his fourteenth crown, another miracle for a player less than a month ago could barely put his left foot on the ground

14:36That rivalry ended up setting the tone for the Spanish, according to his coach, that
Considering that “to reach one hundred percent you need the need of the rival”the last touch in a preparation he didn’t carry, because injuries prevented him from winning the filming

14:36The 25-year-old German will play in the second consecutive semifinals at Roland Garros with the goal of reaching the final of a Grand Slam for the second time in his career, after the 2020 US Open when he lost against Austrian Dominic Thiem.

14:36That fight, with extraordinary intensity on the circuit, the 59th chapter of the biggest duel in history, left a feeling that the tournament could no longer advance, but
Nadal himself recalled that there are two more steps to win the title

14:36The day he turns 36, the genius from Manacor
needs to take a new step to win his fourteenth tournament in Paris and the twenty-two Grand Slamwhich appears clearer than at the start of the tournament after knocking out world number 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals

14:36Good afternoon! We start here that the direct could be another
historic day in the career of Rafa Nadal and Spanish tennis. The Balearic Islands will play (from 2:45 pm) the pass to the grand final of Roland Garros
against Alexander Zverevone of his most uncomfortable rivals