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Insolite - Zverev on his shock defeat by Nadal:

Insolite - Zverev on his shock defeat by Nadal: "I thought it was a joke".

Highly confident since his triumph in Rome, Alexander Zverev appeared at a press conference on Friday. Unsurprisingly, the German was asked about the fiery first round the draw has in store for him, since, despite his status as number 4 seed, he will have to face Rafael Nadal in the very first round.

Given his ranking, there was probably no more difficult player to draw against than the Majorcan, a 14-time winner at Porte d'Auteuil. While he admitted to being surprised and somewhat distraught, he also took the opportunity to reiterate his desire to play Rafael Nadal again in Paris: "I was on the court training with Rublev yesterday (Thursday). After training, my brother told me, and I thought he was making fun of me, that it was a joke. Things are what they are.

To be honest, I wanted to play Rafa again because I didn't want to remember a match with Rafa where I left the court in a wheelchair. Ideally, of course, I would have preferred to play him later in the tournament. This year, he's not seeded and I am, so it's a tough draw, but for both of us. We'll see how things go on Monday."

GER Zverev, Alexander [4]
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ESP Nadal, Rafael [PR]
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Alexander Zverev
4e, 6905 points
Rafael Nadal
258e, 215 points
Mischa Zverev
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Nicely played Thiago 👏👌
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Aladdin Sane Aladdin Sane
LET'S FUCKING GO EMIL! WELCOME BACK TO THE THRONE!! And don't listen to Aladdin..
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Ossian S. Ossian S.
Everyone will have there GOAT. Mine will always be Nadal. So glad I had the opportunity to watch him for almost his entire career
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The person who write this article is completely incorrect, or simply ignorant to write the statement "Jannik Sinner is all about himself". Is the writer for real? Jannik is the most decent, humble and
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Congrats & well played Paul 🇬🇧👏👌
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