French Open 2022: Rafael Nadal advances to final as Alexander Zverev pulls out due to injury

Rafael Nadal advanced to his 14th French Open final after his opponent Alexander Zverev pulled out of the clash due to an injury. Alexander Zverev had to leave the court in a wheelchair after suffering a horrific right ankle injury during his French Open semi-final against Rafael Nadal.

The German third seed was trailing 7-6 (10/8), 6-6 after more than three hours of play when he turned his ankle on the Paris clay.After screaming in anguish, a tearful Zverev was helped from the court by medics.

A little more than 3 hours into the match, Zverev was running to his right to chase a ball when he tumbled. His black outfit was covered in rust-colored clay and he immediately grabbed his lower right leg, screaming in pain.


A trainer came out to attend to him, and Nadal walked around the net to check on Zverev, too. Zverev was taken off the court in a wheelchair.

Several minutes later, he came back out using crutches and said he needed to retire from the match.