Zverev, who is strong as a bear, handles Nadal in two sentences and meets Medvedev in the final

A month after his 13th French Open win, Rafael Nadal is not enough to win another major victory in Paris. Alexander Zverev wins in two sets.

In the Masters 1000 tournament at the Bercy Hall, the Spaniard lost 4-6, 5-7 in the semifinals against US Open finalist and Wawrinka conqueror Alexander Zverev. Seventh in the world rankings will face Russian Daniil Medvedev, who will replace Roger Federer as world number 4 on Monday.

For Zverev, it was only the second victory in the seventh game with Nadal. Overall, the German has been undefeated for twelve games. Before Paris, he won the two Cologne tournaments that were added to the program again after several cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic. For Nadal, Paris-Bercy remains one of two Masters 1000s (alongside Miami) that the 34-year-old Spaniard has never won in his career.