Zverev Leaves Court in Wheelchair After Twisting Ankle | Roland Garros 2022 | Eurosport Tennis
Alexander Zverev was forced to retire during his Roland-Garros semi-final against Rafael Nadal after twisting his ankle during the second set. The match had already lasted three hours and looked set to be a classic before Zverev’s heartbreaking injury.
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Nadal goes & packs Zverev’s bag - the man is just all class. Horrible ending to a really up & down match. As a Nadal fan I am glad he is through but never want it like this. Best wishes to Sascha on his recovery - really hope it isn’t as serious as it looks!
Or an opportunist working on his public image.
@@GatsuKS Oh for fuck's sake, really? Had it been some of the youngsters, maybe it'd have been believable. But Nadal? Come on, dude.
@GutsKS Shut up Alex grant explained it well
To gutsks. You’re such a mean person. Why would he be an opportunist especially when he knows injuries well. I think you should look seriously at yourself and follow nasal in graciousness and empathy
@@GatsuKS lol, no matter what Rafa does, there's always some sad git out there to criticise him.
Nadal knows better than anyone how bad an injury can be, this was becoming one hell of a match, really hope the injury isn’t too bad especially as he’s still so young and got so much potential. Nadal class act as ever, no surprise at all he was there packing up the bags
Yeah nobody else can know what an injury means more than rafa...he had so many and went through so much pain and suffering so i think he understood sasha s pain...
Más potencial tiene Nadal i está con esa lesión del pie desde los 19 años, i así i todo mira todo lo q ha conseguido, ahora espero q Zverev sé recuperé pronto
I don’t care what anyone says about Zverev, he didn’t deserve this. The fact that he played a brilliant tournament and was 100% in the fighting spirit of this match with Nadal only makes it sadder. It’s just cruel.
Noone deserves this
did you forget about his previous behaviour already?
@@nonchablunt No I haven’t forgotten, but if you think he deserves this because of the way he’s behaved in the past, that is extremely disproportionate. As the above commenter has rightly said, no player deserves this.
Life is cruel get over it he's still alive 🙏 xxx
@@kasperrieberg3495 thanks mate
What a tragic end to this intense game. Zverev's screams are still ringing in my ears, one can only hope that it will at least be enough for the US Open in August. You don't even want to imagine how long this match would have went on. I can't remember the last time they hit the three hours mark before the end of the second set.
Do you think it was a problem with the court like a hole or a rock, or Zverev's shoes grip the clay too hard, or what happened? You see these devastating ankle injuries on hard courts where profi shoes just bite themselves into the surface and stop mid slide, but on clay it is so unusual, especially when Zverev didnt do anything wrong, he chased a tough ball, started sliding a little and suddenly the shoe stops dead in its tracks and the whole body goes over, probably tearing his ankle tendons and ligaments to pieces. If it is a sprained ankle, he is back for Wimbledon. If he tore his ankle apart, he will be lucky to play next year's Australian open, as that means surgery, 6 months rehab before he can train 100%, and a couple more months getting his tennis mojo back. Heck even Federer underwent a knee surgery right after Wimbledon and everybody was surprised he healed and got ready for AO 2017 that he won despite all ods.
@@niklFIT I had the same injury a few months ago from trail running. he probably tore his outer ligaments, its just bad luck sometimes. id not think there was anything wrong with the material or stuff. it will probably take more than 8 weeks before he can play again, but its not a super bad injury and usually doesn't need surgery
@@niklFIT nobody knows now, in tennis it often happens at very intense and crucial moments because you forgot about everything and try to reach ball and happens this, I train my son and I guess I will have to include this in training
@@niklFIT It was a very tiring match and the head was not fully there, that should have made the fall also easier
@@julianmeyer3417 that's good to hear
I've been Rafa's fan for 17 years but I would never ever want to finish match like this. Sasha left everything on court so it seems really unfair to leave the court like he did. Life can sometimes put some obstacles in front of us and it's full of highs and lows but we need to stay resistant. I can still hear Sasha's scream echoing in my ears but I believe he's gonna be back soon at his absolute best fighting as a champ. I just wish him a speed recovery! And I also feel bit sad that Rafa could not celebrate a proper victory but I believe he's gonna do the big one on Sunday. He's just such a world class on and off court. Well done! '
Zverev played an incredible Tournament, hope he get well soon ...
So unlucky not just for this important match but for the challenges he has to face to fully recover, hoping this injury is not as bad as it looks. Get well soon Zverev and I have no doubts you will win several slams despite this injury.
I play squash and the same happened to me three years ago. It took 2 weeks to even start some excerises (with massive pain), and 5 more weeks for me to play again, and I had to be really careful. Since then I had to alter my style so I am not killing it again. Imagine that on this level... eh... good luck Zverev :(
I could almost feel his pain. So sorry for him. What a match! 💔
Nadal and Alcaraz fan here, as spanish guy I am, but Zverev... what a professional, what a player! Can just hope he gets well asap as a tennis lover.
Did you also buuuued and wistle while Zverev was explaning to judge that he did not said a bad word?
@@TheDijana90 ????
@@TheDijana90 seek help
I am sure the physical pain was real however those cries were from realizing it is over for him :-/ Always sad for match to end like this but we are all human.
Soy español admirador de Nadal, pero me da mucha pena lo q le ha pasado a Sasha q estaba jugando un partidazo,una pena q haya acabado así. Esperó q se recupere pronto y verle de nuevo en las pistas porque es un gran campeón y se merece ganar títulos importantes. Mucha suerte Sasha, esperamos verte pronto campeón
Zverev is one of my favourite tennis player, I feel so sorry for him. I hope he recovers soon.
Its truly heartbreaking, the look at 1:26, "why does this have to happen to me" :(
I. m a Rafa fan and l feel very sorry and painful cos Zverev. Was a beautiful macht between two gladiators. Sorry for him and his fans. 😣😞
heartbreaking... Sasha you'll come back on top stronger than ever very soon 💪 sending love from Italy ❤
What a fantastic effort from Zverev. I have previously always thought that his game was too brittle for him to be a major player but after his efforts in this tournament I am confident that when the big 3 start to fade, he will most assuredly become one of THE major players moving forward. I wish him well and a speedy recovery.
I wish for Alexander a speedy recovery! That man is destined to win several Grand Slams At the same time I’m glad Rafa is through to the final
Absolutely ...
being heartbroken and happy at the same time must mean your have a neutral mode.
So so sorry for Sasha. One thing that got me annoyed was his coaches reactions of disappointment. If I had been his coach I would have been straight down there. Loved the fact that nadal walked back out with him and then to pack his kit up for him just shows what an amazing guy nadal is
This hurts to see since both played an amazing match. I am by no means a fan of a specific player at all, but the sportsmanship of both here, is amazing. Zverev coming back to withdraw, Nadal picking the bag… gave me goosebumps.
So unlucky i hope he wins a grand slam he deserves it
Zverev has been playing so well this RG, and so composed and focused, as I've hardly seen him in the past, like he is finally maturing. I was enjoying so much watching him play, and this is such an unfair and terrible way to end this tournament. I hope he will be OK for the grass season, but I doubt it.
As sad n tragic it is for a young prodigy, i can say that Sacha u've earned tons of new fans, including me...die hard Rafa fan..praying for a speedy recovery.. Come back soon man..
Am văzut meciul, păcat! Un meci absolut superb! Multă sănătate domnule Zverev, îmi pare nespus de rău! Cu respect, din România ,însănătoșire grabnică!❤
si eu ma uitam, nu mi-a venit sa cred. Tineam cu rafa dar il respect pe zverev mai ales ca e cam de-o varsta cu mine. O sa si revina, e tanar.
Саша отлично смотрелся с Рафой, он выкладывался на все 200% , огромная мотивация победить-это его сильный козырь и в будущем! Поправляйся скорее! Ты отличный боец и достоин уважения!
Только рассмотрелся, а тут такой финал. Очень, очень жаль. Матч достоин финала. Александру быстрейшего выздоровления.
Get well soon zverev Love from the world
Que pena, estaba jugando un gran partido. Mucho ánimo 😢👍🏻
Unlucky moment for zverev he was playing so well. Get well soon , sashaaa!!
would love to see the first two sets again.. that was some hell of a intense fight out there !! Much respect to Zverev for his immense focus, which he showed against Alcaraz already and today again.. he is maturing so it seems. Perhaps with help of his new coach Sergi Bruguera? Very speedy recovery for Sacha and that he may come back even stronger !
I would like to see Zeverev win a slam.
I'm pretty sure he will eventually
US Open this year. Mark my words
He probably knew his chance was very slim so wouldn’t mind a wrinkled angle…
@@vx7526 are you suggesting it was deliberate? Staged even? The wheelchair and support put on for a good show? So he could slip away without too much embarrassment?
@@karlatkinson4397 I don’t know for sure, but before he had the final injured, he already shown some bad manner like accidentally throwing away the racket when losing a score. It might not be impossible for him to wrinkle his angle at the anticipation of that he couldn’t defeat Nadal. Maybe it’s better for him to take an excuse rather than being announced a real defeat. I don’t want to judge him too much since this is just what humans sometimes do for a soft psychological landing.
Rafa is the Goat . Zverev gained a lot of respect the way he handled himself today
wishing zverev, a speedy recovery, broke my heart seeing him so distressed, very classy from nadal and also the crowd giving him much needed love and support. get well soon sasha xx
So heartbreaking☹ May God give him health and recovery🍀🙏
NADAL A PURE GENTLEMAN AND A TENNIS LEGEND 🎾 HOPE YOU GET BETTER SOON ZVEREV
This is so heartbreaking. Get well soon Sasha, and come back stronger~!!
Un abrazo muy fuerte desde españa a zverev. Ojala no sea nada y lo veamos en winbledon. Vamos rafa!!!!! Que lastima. Nos estabais haciendo disfrutar muchisimo.
Let's begin with Nadal looking seriously concerned. He does not want to win like this. He has proven to be a class act and a good sportsman for years now. And he knows, how heartbreaking it is, to leave the court with an injury and how hard it is, to come back from any injury. I do hope, he wins it all, however.
You could sense that it wasnt meant to be. A racket slipped out of his hand on deuce 4-3 in the first, got broken, had 6-2 in the tiebreak and lost the set, 5-3 in the 2nd made 3 double faults. And then this. Rafa was on ropes the entire 3 hours
@TH4U What do you mean by "Nadal won" Zverev retired...
@@thebobbysisters q quieres decir con eso d q Nadal és tramposo🥚🥚, un jugador tan grande como Nadal q está jugando con dolor n el pie desde los 19 años, un poco d respeto al mejor jugador d todos los tiempos, arriba NADAL, CAMPEÓN!! 💪💪💪💪💪, I suerte mañana n la final 🎾🥇👏👏👏👏🏆🇪🇦t lo mereces por tanto sufrimiento
Nadal looked absolutely concerned! I think he‘d rather won the Match in a regular way!
To cry like this man... not the best moment for him.
That's terrible. The Paris clay court including Wimbledon are very slippery and dangerous courts.
I mean i had the same injury at age 14 and I didn't cry. In my opinion he didn't cry over the injury more so over the fact that he didn't make it to the finals. That's how they earn millions, injuries are part of the life of a professional sportsman. The moment sucks but it isn't as bad of an injury as it looked. Trust me I tore my Achilles once playing basketball and I felt like i was dieing on the basketball court, hearing that "pop" sound, a pain you can't even imagine if you haven't experienced it and knowing this is most likely the end of your career. Sashas injury is nothing like that so dont worry. With this injury here Sasha will still have a smile on his face when he sees his paycheck. He ll come back and win Roland Garros like he s supposed to with his talent. He ll have a bright future, don't worry
I tore all my ligaments in the left ankle 2 months ago. Thursday i played football again. I had tears in my eyes when i saw him rolling on the ground. I remembered the pain and the wait. I hope he recovers well and is 100% for US Open.
very sorry to see this, he is brilliant and young, sure that he'll be ok and come back to courts as soon as possible.
He honestly played a phenomenal tournament and for this to happen to him in such a crucial moment for his career... I hope for a speedy recovery, he should be back for US Open if things are not worse than we've seen. I know how severe this injury is, I broke my ankle, had to stay 6 months in rehab and painkillers and a lot of physio recovery and I am not a professional athlete like him. He will be back in 3-4 months at most. He's a fighter!
All the best to Zverev! He's my favorite player
Очень и очень жалко было Сашу Зверева!я аж расплакалась!хотя я болею за Надаля!!!!такой душераздирающий крик не только от боли!но и об упущенной возможности на достаточно реальную заслуженную победу!!!скорого выздоровления и возвращения в игры!!!
Wish Zverev a speedy recovery ❤️
This literally broke my heart… stay strong Sascha
Wish you a speedy recovery Alex🙏🏻🎾👍🏻
Gute Besserung Sascha ❤️ Danke Nadal für deine Reaktion ❤️
His coach didn't look like he cared at all. Was just frustrated about the money he was missing out on by losing the match, disgusting.
Not everyone shows their emotions on their faces.. That doesn't mean he doesn't care.
@@danielanico He deffo looked like he didn't care about Alex's health
Qué pena por Zverev, joder. Me cae muy bien 😔
I thought he’d broke his ankle, that looked so painful 😓 I do not want to hear anyone scream like that again
It's no.14 confirmed. No way either Rudd or Cilic can beat Rafa at the level he is playing. His only challenge was Sacha and now this happened. Very unfortunate. Hope he is fine and it's not a career threatening injury.
Pobre hombre, que mala suerte ha tenido también que iba,esperamos verte pronto 😭
3 hours and they were just on the second set🥺🥺🥺🥺 Oh wooow.... This match was going to be lit🤦🤷🤷
Wishing you a speedy recovery
Damn if this match continued it would've been the longest RG match ever. They played first 2 sets for 3 hours..
Two real heroes. Gute Besserung Sascha
Espero que te recuperes pronto
"great response from the crowd" commentator said. What a hypocrisy. The same crowd that cheers his double faults, same one that cheers "for him" when he breaks ankle 👏
Alles Gute Alex!! Gute Besserung, du hast ein fantastisches Turnier gespielt. Schade das es so enden musste. Mein absoluter Respekt and Rafa, er hat sich weltklasse verhalten und sogar noch seine Tasche gepackt! 👍🏻 Alex Alles Gute und komm schnell zurück 🍀
Sad..that the match ended this way
I really hope he will come back from this. This happened to me once and i broke my ankle after that time 3 more times
Era un partido de 5 horas o mas a 5 sets. Zverev dandolo todo , el partido estaba siendo increible.All my best wishes to Zverev !!! Soon recover for him!! I think he's a good person and a good tennis player!!
The way Sascha screamed in pain made me very sad for him. That's horrible to watch. I'm not a big fan of his person on and off the court but I believe he had a real chance here against Rafa and to see him have to leave the court like this is very disappointing and sad. Speedy recovery!
So tough for Sacha plaing so well hope he has a good recovery and is back soon,sad way to end an epic match.
Praying for Sasha speedy recovery man from a Nadal fan
What a big sportsman wow👑
So so sad . I was crying for Sasha , him crying in pain was just awful to watch . Speedy recovery ❤️🩹 🙏🏽
Poor Sascha! He went toe to toe against the master for 3 hours! No one has played like that against Rafa on the Chatrier! Sad to see it end this way. Rafa summed it up in the best tribute possible "It is one of the biggest challenges on the tour when Sascha plays like that."
After all the pain he's caused women This is great to see
I'm sorry but those court conditions are atrocious, they need to sort that out.
Still painful to watch this, even 1month later...
Good actor zverev
Not that I'd expect anything else from such a classy guy, but the look on Nadal's face when he goes over to Zverev is of complete concern. Then he goes and packs his bag too? Wow! Can't believe I haven't heard about /seen this until now!
0:01: Nadals excellent tenis. 0:04: Nadals humanity.
Feel sad for Zverev even im not his fan i felt like today he could have won against Nadal
Peccato per questa conclusione che nessun sportivo avrebbe voluto. Sarebbe stata una partita incredibile
Best wishes for Alexander 💔😭 he is great player
Dios mío no me imagino lo que debe de doler algo así 😧😧. Espero que se recupere lo antes posible y tiene que estar contento por el torneazo que ha hecho. Ánimo, Alex 💪
Pues te lo digo yo que jugando baloncesto me he hecho unos cuantos. En concreto dos como ese, tobillo en 90 grados, te quieres morir. Me he roto huesos y prefiero eso antes que un esguince de ese grado, 2º o 3º grado. Si quieres ahora no leas porque te voy a decribir la sensación. No te das cuenta al momento, sientes que se desgarra el tejido interno, calor, frio y un dolor al segundo. También notas como cruje, como si se hubiese roto algún hueso, luego el dolor es inmediato, paralizante. Se empieza a hinchar y como es una herida por desgarro interna empieza a crearse un hematoma enorme. A eso le sumas la hinchazón, se suele hinchar tanto que no puedes ponerte nada de calzado, ovbiamente no lo necesitas. Es como un melón tu tobillo. Además no puedes ni apollarlo levemente en el suelo porque es como si pisases cristales rotos. Suele durar un mes la recuperación normal en el sistema público, te suelen inmovilizar con una cédula, al menos antes. Y no estás bien hasta que pasan dos meses si no hay que operar que puede ser el caso si hay rotura de ligamentos total. Una desgracia, además nunca se recupera del todo. Ese tobillo ya está jodido de por vida. (si no lo tenía ya tocado de antes). Si te tumbas estás bien pero si bajas el pie al suelo baja la sangre y empieza a hincharse mas y notas el latido del corazón y duele tanto que no aguantas. Si te pones de pie para ir al baño te dan sudores frios, he llegado a mear tumbado en una botella para evitar moverme, a pesar de los analgesicos. Terrible.
Schade um zverev echt schade er hat das nicht verdient so was passiert ist ein trauriger Moment 😥😥😥
Да, печально. Очень хочу, чтобы он взял шлем, но только не у Надаля или Ноли)))
Reminds me of what happened to Mattek-Sands
Damn the match was so intense to this point
Zverev ha realizado un torneo extraordinario superó a Alcaraz y tuteo a Nadal hasta la lesión Es evidente que ha alcanzado la madurez.Las lesiones son consustanciales al deporte.Espero que se recupere pronto y le veamos brillar nuevamente porque es evidente que es un rival temible para cualquiera incluidos los tres grandes.
Вы правы. Саша достоин титулов больше чем кто либо. Большую тройку не берём. Зрелый игрок, достойный соперник. Выздоравливай Саша! Ты нам нужен
Травма крайне болезненная. Всем весом тела на вывернутую стопу....с учетом его роста и неожиданности момента у парня точно почернело в глазах😰
Не то слово, тем более на большой скорости....... разрыв сухожилия это просто нереально больно
На два месяца без Теннеса
Que lástima espero que se recupere pronto💪
Good luck Zverev Viel Glück und gute Besserung 🇩🇪 Deutschland denkt an dich
God bless you all Amen
Damn this sucks... Feels like the stars are aligned for Nadal in 2022 though
I know its sucks
Say it without crying
@@emilio0483 what about zverev?
@@nikolastosic2040 Say it without crying
Man, you cannot be serious when you say Rafa was lucky all tournament. He beat Djokovic fair and square and he wasn't even losing to Sascha when this tragedy happened. If he wins the 14th RG it'll be very well deserved
So sad to end like that ! Poor Zverev
Sasha is always candidate to win a GS, as well Alcaraz. Good luck for both of them. 2 champions in the coming years.
Poor Sascha...get well soon....😢😢🦶🦶🦶
Stay well, fighter, mend soon and well..
My heart goes with zverev
Sarà un caso che zverev si sia fatto male .... Secondo me non proprio.... Quando giochi con uno come Nadal che la mette sulla forza fisica e tu hai un gioco che di basa sulla tecnica.... Bhe puoi andare anche incontro ad infortuni e quindi questa non è sfortuna ma bravura e durezza fisica dell'avversario
Didn't get why the doctor try from the beginning to pull him up...whats the point to rush that? His team looks like "disappointed" cause he got injuried.. they didn't look scared or worried, at all
only i im crying hearing him like that?...😭😭💔
absolutely gutted for him, as a nadal fan, it was such a tight match and he had such a good chance of winning. great to see Rafa get through but this is not a nice way for it to happen
This is definitely extremely sad to see this, from such a high-level match trying to fulfill dreams into an injury within a moment. I think this is the toughest challenge in Sport. I wish him quick recovery and hope this is not a serious injury, the way he played is fully capable to take a grand slam and still has enough time for it.