Nadal In French Open 2024. Alexander zverev stopped playing because of an injury. Nadal is likely to get a similar reception in his singles opener tuesday against qualifier dominic thiem, who he beat in the 2018 and 2019 french open finals.

Rafael nadal has been dubbed the king of clay for good reason: Fans of spain’s rafael nadal pose for pictures with his statue ahead of his first round match of the french open tennis tournament against germany’s alexander.