Paris: Rafael Nadal, known as the king of red gravel, has been out from the first round of the French Open. 14-time champion Nadal was defeated by fourth seed Alexander Zverev in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 and 6-3.
At the same time, India’s number-1 tennis player Sumit Nagal also had to face defeat in the first round. He was defeated by world number 18 Karen Khachanov of Russia in straight sets 6-2, 7-6, 6-0.
Tsitsipas and Sinner won the other men’s singles matches. In women’s singles, top seeds Iga Swiatek and Naomi Osaka won.
Nadal-Zverev match lasted 3 hours
The first round match between 14-time champion Rafael Nadal and young star Alexander Zverev lasted for 3 hours and 5 minutes. There was a close fight in this.
Zverev won the first set 6-3 and took the lead in the match. The second set of the match was more exciting. In this, both the stars were seen fighting for one point each. Zverev doubled his lead by winning this set 7-6. The third set was do or die for Nadal, but he could not save it and lost 3–6.first-round
The two last met in the semi-finals of the French Open 2022, in which Zverev withdrew due to an ankle injury.