No tennis player is more popular than Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros. Her figure is unparalleled. But he is currently ranked 275th in the world ranking, far from the top-10 after two years of dealing with injuries, barely competing.
A few hours after the Spaniard said goodbye in the first round, a victim of his current limitations, despite the great progress shown, and a great Alexander Zverev The first top ten of the 2024 edition has dropped.
And this is a repeater. He already earned that ‘honour’ in 2023, a season in which he also failed initial screening at Wimbledon and the US Open. This is starting to become a dangerous trend for anyone who reaches the semifinals of Roland Garros and the US Open in 2021.
At 28 years old, world No. 7, the Greek Maria Sakkari surrendered to the French Varvara Gracheva3-6, 6-4 and 6-3, in the Simonne-Mathieu Court, the third most important in the complex, also the farthest because it was built on a new site adjacent to the botanical garden.
Gracheva, 23 years old and world number 88, has the third round as her best Grand Slam result.
Source: La Verdad
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