Zverev: “I think I will play against the best Rafael Nadal”

Roland Garros 2024 is clear that it will be unforgettableso this might be the last one French Open For Rafael Nadal (276°), 14-time Grand Slam winner. To make matters worse, it all starts with the main course, which could easily become a Week 2 match: In his debut match, Nadal will face Alexander Zverev (ranked 5th).

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Considering this, which could mark farewell to the Mallorcan, Zverev spoke to the press and spoke about it: “My brother told me that I was going to meet him first. I thought he was joking“.

“I wanted to face Nadal again because I didn’t want my last memory of Rafa to be walking off the court in a wheelchair.

. In an ideal world I would have liked to play in the tournament later, but that’s how it turned out. He is not sown, but I am. It’s a tough picture, but it’s a tough picture for both of us. Let’s see how things go on Monday,” Sasha said.

“I can guarantee that neither Djokovic nor Alcaraz nor Sinner wanted to face him in the first round.. Now everyone is looking forward to the fight and the first round. He really wants it, and I really want it too. You are looking at the statue. In my mind, I’m going into this match with the mindset that I’m playing against the best Rafael Nadal.. This is what I expect from him I hope he is at his best level, I hope he will play the tennis that he has been playing on this court for a long time.“he added.

The record between them is 7-3 in favor of Nadal.who won his last victory in the semi-finals of Roland Garros 2022, when Zverev was injured before the second set tiebreak (the first set was Rafa’s).