That was already the case on Monday before the quarter-finals when Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev worked side by side on subtleties, and it didn’t change on Thursday either. There were only the Mallorcan and the German flagship of tennis after her statements-Wins against Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz left.
Nadal avoids opponent Zverev
Nadal, which has been his handle for years, avoids his opponents before a duel if possible. That’s on the fairly manageable Jean Bouin– Training ground but not that easy. So Nadal started the training session ahead of his 15th semi-final at the French Open an hour ahead of Zverev.
Zverev could at least hear the almost half hour that overlapped between the two opponents from afar. Loud moans and long rallies by a soon to be 36-year-old – even at the end of an almost 90-minute session after almost two weeks of escalation Grand Slam-Tennis. If the German wants to have a chance against the record winner in Paris (13 titles) on Friday, he must not be fooled by the narrative that Nadal is handicapped and not at full capacity.