News now: Mischa Zverev said her brother Alexander Zverev will make Rafael Nadal cry this time.

Mischa Zverev has processed the draw that his brother Alexander Zverev received for the 2024 French Open, which caused many people to cry aloud and speculate. Two years after the historic semifinal, Rafael Nadal will play Mischa Zverev.
Zverev didn’t complete the task at that point because he had suffered a terrible ankle injury, from which he has only recently fully recovered and is now winning titles once more. It is Mischa’s hope that Sascha can win this time in straight sets.

He stated that there is some speculation in either case because some people choose to focus on the somewhat older and less skilled Nadal of the past rather than the present version. For many, past achievements are a better indicator than current form, so let’s hope Mischa avoids getting bogged down in a protracted dispute.

“You have to take a seat and take it all in when you see the Roland Garros draw. Zverev versus Nadal in the opening set. What was the outcome a few years back? After three hours, Zverev was injured and was unable to finish the match, hence there was no match point awarded. Nadal won his final Roland Garros after he was out for seven months, according to Zverev, as reported by Eurosport.NL.

“A lot has changed, but they still play each other in the first round. For the first time in over 20 years, Nadal is not even in the top 100 and Zverev is seeded. When people ask me if I think things will work out, I always respond that Zverev had a chance to win and ought to have done so. He will also prevail this time because Nadal has gotten slower and his level of conditioning is considerably lower than it should be.”

“The main concern is whether he can play for five sets, but the blows are still the same. In the end, I believe Zverev will prevail, and I hope it ends in three sets. But even if it might not be a physical contest, it will undoubtedly be an emotional one because it might be Nadal’s final encounter at Roland Garros. The spectators are unable to decide if they want to see a thrilling match or only Rafael Nadal at the Philippe-Chatrier.”

“They both go into the match with courage and nerves, but also with the strange feeling that this could be the end of Rafael Nadal’s era on the clay of Paris.”

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Swiatek claims to be a Rafa supporter, yet Nadal is not a French Open seed.

While stating that she will be “rooting” for Rafael Nadal at the French Open, world number one Iga Swiatek claimed that it was fair that the 14-time champion had not been seeded.

In the opening round of his final match, world number four Alexander Zverev will take on Rafael Nadal, who is currently rated a pitiful 276 in the world due to injuries, which has limited him to just four events since January of last year.

With an incredible record of just three losses in 115 Roland Garros matches since his debut in 2005, there were arguments that former champions should be seeded at the officials’ discretion.

The reigning women’s champion Swiatek responded, “No, I think it would create a huge mess in the draws,”

“In the women’s draw, for instance, there are a ton of former Grand Slam winners. Some of them would receive seeds, but not because they won Roland Garros or Wimbledon, or even the Australian Open.

“I don’t think that’s a wise decision. Keeping things that way is preferable, particularly since your past performance determines your seeding. I refer to the “past” as a few months ago.”

Nadal is not the only Grand Slam winner competing without a seed this year at the French Open.

In the opening round, Stan Wawrinka, who won one of his three majors in 2015 in Paris, will take on Andy Murray, an unseeded three-time Grand Slam champion.

Former Grand Slam winners Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber, Sofia Kenin, Bianca Andreescu, and Sloane Stephens are also unseeded in the women’s competition.

There have, however, been examples. In 2018, despite having a world rating of 183, Serena Williams was seeded at 25 for Wimbledon, where she won seven times.

“For sure it’s a tough draw for Rafa, but I’m going to be kind of rooting for him,” said Swiatek. I apologize, Alex. We’ll see.