There are no miracles! Nadal 0-3 Zverev's first French Open first-round tour set a number of tragic records

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2024-05-28 00:27Posted in Jiangxi Sports Creators

In the first round of the men's singles at the 2024 French Open, 14-time champion Nadal will face No. 4 seed Zverev in the French Open for the first time in two years. Nadal played the French Open as an unseeded player for the first time in his career, and the soon-to-be-38-year-old Nadal did not create a miracle, losing three sets in a row to Zverev 3-0, 3-6/6-7(5)/3-6, and was defeated in one round to create the worst record of his career at the French Open, which may also be Nadal's career French Open farewell match.

【World Ranking】

Nadal is currently ranked 275th in the world due to a long-term injury absence and a 5-3 record since his return. Zverev has recovered from a major injury at the Rome Masters and has risen to No. 4 in the world.

【Confrontation Situation】

The two have faced each other 10 times in their careers, with Nadal holding the upper hand with 7 wins and 3 losses. The pair last met in the semi-finals of the 2022 French Open, when Zverev retired 6-7, 6-6 due to injury.

【Historical Record】

Nadal has won 14 titles at the French Open, becoming the "King of Clay", and his previous French Open record is as high as 112 wins and 3 losses.

【Contest Review】

In the first set of this match, Nadal was broken as soon as he came up, Zverev won two games in a row, and then Nadal and Zverev each held serve in the next six games, and Nadal fell behind 3-5 in the first eight games. Nadal fought back and forth in the ninth game, but was defeated by Zverev to complete a second break, and Nadal dropped the first set 3-6.

Entering the second set, Nadal and Zverev held serve for 2-2 in the first four games, and Nadal won two games in a row to take a 4-2 lead in the first six games. In the next two games, both sides held serve separately, Nadal took a 5-3 lead in the first eight games, Zverev quickly broke the tie and won three games in a row, and Nadal lost four straight points in the 12th game to hold serve. The two sides remained 6-6 in the first 12 games and went into a tie-break, with Nadal losing 5-7 and dropping another set 6-7 (5).

In the third set, Nadal took the lead to take a 2-0 lead, Zverev broke to make it 2-2, and Nadal held serve in the fifth game to maintain a 3-2 lead. Zverev once again won four games in a row, and Nadal dropped another set 3-6, and finally lost to Zverev 0-3 on aggregate.

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First, Nadal was eliminated in the first round of the French Open, setting a record for the worst record of his French Open career, after the worst French Open record was in the third round in 2016.

Second, Nadal ended his 19th French Open tour, and this year may be the farewell match of his career.

Third, Nadal has made another Grand Slam round trip after 8 years, and the last Grand Slam round was the 2016 Australian Open.

Fourth, Nadal is the third Grand Slam first-round tour of his career, the first two being Wimbledon in 2013 and the Australian Open in 2016.

Fifth, Nadal's career French Open record was rewritten to 116 matches, with 112 wins and 4 losses.

Sixth, Nadal has only lost to three players in his French Open career, two to Djokovic and one each to Soderin and Zverev.

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