Alexander Zverev expects to face "peak Rafael Nadal" in their mouth-watering French Open duel as he prepares to deliver a heart-breaking, final blow to the 14-time champion's storied Roland Garros career.As the French Open prepared for Nadal's swansong, rivals were quick to hail the Spanish star who has lost just three times in 115 matches at Roland Garros since his title-winning debut in 2005.
World number one Novak Djokovic admitted he was "worried" about his French Open title defence after falling to 44th-ranked Czech Tomas Machac in the Geneva semi-finals on Friday.Djokovic, bidding for his fourth French Open title, could lose his number one ranking in Paris to Jannik Sinner and must reach the semi-finals to have any chance of keeping the Italian at bay.
Novak Djokovic admitted that he is finding it hard to concentrate on tennis after suffering yet another defeat – his sixth of 2024 – at the Geneva Open. In his best form, he would lose that many matches in a whole season.