Rafa Nadal fought, but could not withstand Zverev’s power: defeat and sad farewell to Roland Garros

The Spaniard could not sign his umpteenth resurrection on the center court of Roland Garros, in a duel that had airs of farewell, although he has not ruled out playing again on the court. France.

Nadal He fought until he was tired, but failed in a 3 hour and 5 minute match. The Spaniard lost by partial 6-3, 7-6 (5) and 6-3was as appealing as the match, which had a single dominator, except for an attempted rebellion by the Spaniard at the end of the second set and at the beginning of the third, which the German silenced by raising the level so as not to give his rival hope.

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The stands, with the presence of the Serbian Novak Djokovic and from Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, hailed the return of the Spaniard, after his absence in 2023, due to an injury suffered at the Australian Open and which sidelined him throughout the season. He Stade Roland Garros roared with Nadal’s exit to the court, the advantage of the public was for him.

Still, it wasn’t enough. Zverev He was able to control Nadal’s emotions, screams and attacks, he relied on his devastating service and barely left any options for the Spaniard, who, although he seemed physically recovered, sailed very far from the tennis that made him a legend.

Zverev gave a lecture in the first set, showed all his power and took a Nadal who tried to give his best, despite not being 100 percent physically fit. She was beaten 6-1.
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For the second set, Nadal He excited his fans when he had service to tie a set at one set. The Spaniard was more precise, he began to find the right rhythm and the perfect shot on clay, a surface that he dominates. The 37-year-old tennis player put ‘Sasha’ in trouble and took the lead in the tie break. Everything was served for a vibrant definition.

​In the third set, Rafael Nadal He started confident with his blows and took the lead by two, but Alexander Zverev He did not tremble and the Spaniard was not as forceful as usual, so he let the set slip away in a tiebreaker game in which the German’s service was once again decisive.

The German saved the best of his arsenal for last and came back to seal his aspirations in Roland Garros.
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At the end he said goodbye to the audience, assured that “surely” it will be his last dance at the center, although he reiterated that he does not guarantee it one hundred percent, he thanked the stands for their support and said goodbye: “What I feel now is difficult to describe, it is something very special that I will always carry in my heart.