Alexander Zverev suffered a NASTY ankle injury during a match with Rafael Nadal on Friday.
Zverev and Nadal were going toe-to-toe, racquet-to-racquet at the French Open, a match which proved to be an absolute thriller for those fortunate enough to have got a ticket and everyone else watching around the world.
It was the kind of match which deserved to be decided by a moment of exquisite brilliance from these two fine tennis players, but sadly, it was a horror ankle injury sustained by Zverev which called time on the contest.
Zverev launched himself over to return a shot from Nadal and planted his ankle in a way which saw it fold in on itself. He screamed out in pain and was wheeled off the court with what appeared to be a serious injury.
Alexander Zverev just badly injured himself after a slide. In tears, the German must give up after a solid match. Shocking images. Extract from the French channel France 2. Nadal is shocked. #RolandGarros #Nadal pic.twitter.com/dpK6Mnbvrv
— eolan (@brun_oisif) June 3, 2022
Damn man…. such a good match be sad if this ends it….#RolandGarros #Zverev #Nadal pic.twitter.com/72QzNplqp4
— Unholy Stables (@UnholyStable) June 3, 2022
Pictures courtesy of France TV
Zverev rolls his ankle 😰😰 hope you make a swift recovery 🙏🏽 #NadalZverev pic.twitter.com/GF3OIjm19f
— Naim Rahman (@naimrahman73) June 3, 2022
Needless to say, we hope that the injury is not as bad as it first appears and we see Zverev back on the court sooner rather than later…
