In a brutal turn of events for both player and tournament, Rafael Nadal has drawn fourth seed Alexander Zverev as his first-round opponent at Sunday’s French Open.
Rafael Nadal starts what is expected to be his final French Open with a tough first-round draw against fourth seed Alexander Zverev.
Rafael Nadal is in the French Open field, after all, and the 14-time champion was set up for a challenging first-round matchup against Alexander Zverev from Thursday’s draw. Nadal had been coy about whether he would compete Roland Garros after two seasons of off-and-on action because of injuries, including a surgically repaired hip that forced him to miss his favorite tournament a year ago. After a loss at the Italian Open this month, Nadal said he needed to think about whether to play in Paris.
Rafael Nadal will start would could be his last French Open against Alexander Zverev, the No. 4 seed.