Germany’s Alexander Zverev, who suffered an ankle injury that kept him from completing his match against Rafael Nadal in the Roland Garros semi-finals, said he was suffering from a “very serious injury” without specifying it.

Zverev posted a video on social media in which he said: “It seems that the injury is very serious, but the doctors are still analyzing it.”

Zverev twisted his ankle while trying to stop one of Nadal’s balls and screamed in pain before a paramedic intervened and wheeled off the field in a wheelchair, then returned to crutches to announce his official withdrawal from the match, which meant progress Nadal in the first set after the playoff round 7. -6 (10-8) and 6-6 per second.

Zverev commented on the match: “A difficult moment on the field. The match was great until what happened happened. This moment is not easy for me.”

When Nadal was asked if the pitch had been made slippery by the very wet weather that caused the pitch to be closed by the organizers, he replied: “I don’t think so. The field was good. I don’t think he sprained his ankle because of this. He just got unlucky. It was an accident, it happens for all reasons.

He added: “It’s very hard for him, I’m sad for him, he played in an amazing tournament, I know very well that he is fighting for the victory in the Grand Slam tournaments, he was not lucky, but I am sure that he will win. to be crowned champion in the future, not just one title, but more.”

Nadal reached the Roland Garros final on his 36th birthday and is looking to improve his record in the French capital to 14 titles when he faces Norway’s Kasper Ruud on Sunday.