Roland garros.nadal articles
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Alexander Zverev defeats Rafael Nadal in Roland Garros blockbuster
Alexander Zverev weathered a mid-match storm from 14-time champion Rafael Nadal Monday to win their first-round Roland Garros blockbuster 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3.
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Rafael Nadal loses to Alexander Zverev at Roland Garros - The Athletic
PARIS, France — There will be no magical run, no age- and injury-defying push into the deep end of the competition. Rafael Nadal, who ruled the red clay of Roland Garros as no one ever imagined someone could, exited the French Open for what is likely his final time early Monday evening, showered with an outpouring of love and admiration he earned during a nearly two-decade reign, over a tournament that became as much a part of his identity as anything in sport has for any athlete. Advertisement...
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Why did Roland Garros cancel a farewell ceremony for Rafael Nadal? And why is he unseeded?
PARIS (AP) — The French Tennis Federation put off holding a ceremony to celebrate Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros this year, because he has said this might not necessarily be his final appearance at the tournament he has won a record 14 times. Tournament director Amélie Mauresmo said Sunday, Day 1 of the clay-court Grand Slam event, that Nadal let officials know he didn’t want to close the door on a return before he told the world that at a pre-tournament news conference. “As you can imagine, we...