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Former nine-time Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova thinks Rafael Nadal will definitely break her record for most wins at a Grand Slam event.

We played, as I said before, in the most important events, in the most important matches for a lot of years, and it's always special to play against each other," Nadal said. "Tonight was just a quarterfinals match, not the final. "It has been a very emotional night for me.

Rafael Nadal, 13-time champion at Roland-Garros, is celebrating his birthday today, and the ace tennis player who turns 36-year-old today is two victories ...

Rafa is up against Alexander Zverev in the French Open semis. He broke Jimmy Connors' record in the process and is set to further extend it. In fact, he lost at the French Open only 3 times.

Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev will square off in the first men's semi-final of the ongoing French Open on Friday.

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Record 21-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has said that he will definitely try to return to the French Open next year. Nadal, who turned 36 on Friday, ...

Of course, I'm going to keep fighting to find a solution, but for the moment we haven't [got one]." Nadal hasn't had much luck with his health in the last year but still he has managed to win several titles. We keep working to find a solution to my foot injury. I have what I have in the foot, so if we are not able to find an improvement or small solution to that, then it's becoming super difficult for me.

The pair will meet today (Friday) for a place in the final in Paris, but despite the Spaniard going for his 14th French Open title this year, Nadal has been ...

The Spaniard will be pleased to face Zverev in the afternoon session, after a scheduling row that saw Nadal and Djokovic play into the early hours of the morning. "We always talk about Zverev’s weakness at the baseline, the forehand down the line but he doesn’t have to hit a forehand down the line against Rafa as he can hit cross-court with a lot of topspin and set it up for his backhand. Mats Wilander has claimed that Alexander Zverev’s game matches up “perfectly” against Rafael Nadal ahead of their French Open semi-final.

RAFAEL NADAL is set to face Alexander Zverev in the French Open semi-finals.

Nadal set up his Roland Garros clash with Zverev after defeating Novak Djokovic in four sets in the quarter-finals. In this sport, we have to be a positive example, especially for the kids.” “Walking around the locker room, it's not a nice feeling. Zverev is known for being hot-tempered on court and caused a huge scene in Mexico earlier this year. “I like him, I practise with him very often, so I wish him all the very best. “On the other hand, if we are not able to control this type of attitude on court, not just this one instance in particular, there has been other stuff going on in the last couple months.

Rafael Nadal has been playing in considerable pain for at least year with Mueller-Weiss Syndrome, a rare degenerative condition affecting bones in the feet.

For the time being, we consider that the origin is more of a vascular one," Mainard said. The pain usually appears later. "In cases where the navicular bone has disintegrated, a bone graft is also needed to restore the length of the internal arch of the foot," Mainard said.

Rafael Nadal has advanced to the French Open final after Alexander Zverev fell during a point, injured his right ankle and stopped playing.

Nadal saved Zverev's fourth set point with the help of a drop shot. His racket flew out of his hand and landed behind him after one wild swing mistakenly sent a ball zipping past the chair umpire until it landed 10 feet wide of the court. Zverev then was taken off the court in a wheelchair. Several minutes later, he came back out using crutches and said he needed to retire from the match. When Zverev did try a drop shot in the match's eighth game, it was merely so-so, and Nadal not only reached it but ripped a down-the-line backhand passing winner. Playing on his 36th birthday at an event he first won at 19, Nadal emerged to claim a tight-as-can-be, draining first set that lasted 1½ hours by a 7-6 (8) score.

Rafael Nadal reached the final of Roland-Garros for a record 14th time after third seed Alexander Zverev suffered a horrific-looking ankle injury deep in ...

He came back onto court on crutches and the match was done. The German then broke Nadal for the fourth straight time to go up 5-3. But serving for the set, he began with a double fault and though he led 30-15, he hit two more double faults to let Nadal back in again.

Rafael Nadal has reached the final of the French Open after opponent Alexander Zverev was forced to retire injured.

He continued: “Difficult to say a lot of things today in this situation. Despite reaching the final, Nadal will not be satisfied with his game after keeping himself ahead solely on his endless fighting spirit and clutch play. After a short time, and as Nadal also went off court, Zverev returned to the court on crutches and saluted the crowd while his retirement was confirmed. By 5-4 to Zverev, eight of the first nine games of set two had been service breaks. For much of the first set, Zverev was on fire. After Zverev badly missed an easy volley at 3-6, Nadal pulled off an outrageous angled forehand passing shot winner on the following point.

Rafael Nadal reached his 14th French Open final after Alexander Zverev was forced to quit their semi-final after suffering a horror right ankle injury.

I have been there in the small room with Sascha and to see him crying like that - I wish him all the best." He was playing an unbelievable tournament and he's a very good colleague on the tour," said Nadal. Over three hours and we didn't even finish the second set. I wish him all the best. "It had been a super tough match. Zverev had to leave the court in a wheelchair after turning his ankle as he chased down the ball in front of the players' boxes on Court Philippe Chatrier where his team and family were sitting.

Rafael Nadal is through to the French Open final after Alexander Zverev suffered an ankle injury and was forced to withdraw from their semi-final match.

Zverev went a mini break down before regrouping and getting Nadal on the run. Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android "He was having an unbelievable tournament and he's a very good colleague on the Tour.