Italian Open: Bloody Scenes as Alexander Zverev Suffers Nasty Fall in Scary Reminder of French Open Incident 2 Years Ago

Alexander Zverev is playing the tennis of his life at the Italian Open. The German player, who made his way into the quarter-final, battled against Taylor Fritz to secure his place into the semi-finals of the tournament. However, right at the start of the match, he had to deal with some major difficulties. The current world number 5 player repeated the nasty 2022 French Open fall thing that took him out of the court for months.

The score was 1-1 each in the first set. Taylor Fritz served and in a bid to return the serve to the center of the field, Alexander Zverev rushed to the ball but unfortunately slipped and took a hard fall on the ground. Because of this incident, the play was forced to stop and the doctors were brought in for a proper check-up. He suffered slight scratches in his hand. The play, however, resumed after some time and despite the nasty fall, the German player got up and managed to come out on top and clinch the first set and eventually the match with a straight-set win. The final scoreline of the match was 6-4, 6-3 in favor of Zverev.

Thus, Alexander Zverev, who came into the quarter-final with the hope to secure an easy win had to undergo a nasty fall. However, this fall took everyone back in time to the 2022 Roland Garros when he suffered a similar fate at the French Open against Rafael Nadal. However back then, he was out of the courts for a long time.

Alexander Zverev’s a nasty fall in French Open 2022

The stage was set for an epic clash between Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev at the semi-finals of the Roland Garros 2022. Nadal won the first set. However, both the players refused to give up at any point. But, there came a time when Alexander Zverev slipped in the second set and the play had to be stopped.

Apparently, the German player badly injured his ankle while he was chasing the ball and he was eventually forced to retire from the game. He was taken out of the court in a wheelchair. This was a very sad moment for him as he was dropped out of the game for the whole year.

“Very sad for him, honestly, he was playing an unbelievable tournament,” Nadal said of Zverev. “He’s a very good colleague on the tour. I know how much he’s fighting to win a grand slam but for the moment he was very unlucky. The only thing I’m sure of is that he is going to win not one [but] much more than one. So I wish him all the very best.”

Thus, the fall was a very drastic one for Alexander Zverev at the Italian Open. It also reminded many of his infamous slip at the Roland Garros that not only cost him the title but also forced him to serve his time out of the tennis court for the whole year. What are your thoughts on this? Do let us know in the comments below!