Beijing time on June 3 news, the 2022 Season of the French Open began to compete for the men's singles semifinals. Nadal fought for 91 minutes, defusing four sets to win the first set 7-6 (8), and when the game was 6-6 in the second set, Zverev accidentally sprained his ankle and finally had no choice but to retire, so that Nadal advanced to the 14th French Open final of his career and the 30th Grand Slam final.
Nadal sent three games 3-0 in the first three rounds of this year's French Open, crossed the threshold 3-2 in the fourth round against a strong challenge from Aliassim, and the 59th Dana final staged in the quarter-final was won by espanyol 3-1, which also ended Xiaode's defense trip and reached the final four for the 15th time. In the semi-finals of the French Open, Nadal had a record of 13 wins and 1 loss, the only loss was last year's 3-1 defeat to Djokovic Djokovic.
Zverev avenged title-winning favourites Alcaraz in the last round of matches, taking home his first grand slam victory against the world's top ten. After Djokovic was out, Zverev had a good opportunity to hit the world number one, and the German could reach the top of the ball on June 6 as long as he finally won the championship. It was the second consecutive year Zverev had reached the french Open final four, after he lost to Tsitsipas in the semi-finals last year.
The two players have met nine times before, with Nadal having a 6-3 win advantage.
Nadal's bottom line was slightly weaker at the beginning of the game, and Zverev held high and played a front-and-back shot full of firepower, and the consecutive breaks were guaranteed to take a 2-0 lead. Two sets later, Nadal improved his serve and relied on three serves to score directly to save his first serve. The two in the intraday phase are mutually insured. In the eighth set, Zverev's serve declined slightly, and after the tie, a double error was issued, and Nadal got the first break point of the game, and the two of them contributed 19 shots on the break point, and Nadal wasted a forehand error. Zverev then made a mistake in the front and back shots, and Nadal seized the opportunity to break back to 4-4. In the tenth set, Zverev saved three sets and pulled the set to 5-5 after a thrilling save. In the seventh, Nadal sent the fairy ball in succession after falling behind 2-6, defusing four consecutive sets to chase 6-6. At the crucial moment, Nadal showed the true colors of a 21-time Grand Slam champion, cashing in on his sixth set and then taking the first set 7-6 (8), which took 91 minutes.
In the first set of the second set, Zverev still did not adjust from the loss of the first set, and lost four consecutive points and suffered a break. However, Nadal lost five consecutive points after 40-0 in the second set, and also lost. In the third set, the two contributed a 44-beat round, and Nadal won the point and broke again. Due to excessive physical exertion, both sides' one-shot and one-shot scoring rates in the second set dropped significantly. Nadal's four serves were all broken in the first eight innings. In the ninth set, Zverev sent outrageous three double errors in the winning set, and Nadal broke and saved for the first time in the second set, trailing the set to 5-5.
After Nadal saved the serve in the 12th set, there was an unexpected situation on the field. Zverev accidentally fell during a save and badly sprained his ankle, wailing in pain after falling to the ground. After ten minutes of stand-up treatment, the German returned to the stadium on crutches to hug Nadal and confirm his retirement.
Thus Nadal reached the final of the French Open for the 14th time and will compete with Ruud for the title.