Lomax faces nervous wait on record-breaking night<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nWhen a reporter tried to follow up on the topic, Zverev said: \u201cWe move on. I never, ever want to hear another question about the subject again. That goes out to everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawyers for Zverev, who was not required to appear in court during the proceeding, issued a statement saying there was no finding of admission or guilt. A lawyer for Patea did not immediately return calls seeking comment.<\/p>\n
Zverev always denied any wrongdoing and said before the French Open began that he was not concerned about how things would go in the case.<\/p>\n
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The fourth-seeded Zverev had lost in the Roland Garros semifinals each of the past three years, including against No. 7 Ruud in 2023. In 2022, Zverev left Court Philippe Chatrier in a wheelchair after tearing three right ankle ligaments during his semifinal against Rafael Nadal.<\/p>\n
The opponent in Zverev's second career major final \u2014 he was the runner-up at the 2020 U.S. Open \u2014 will be No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz, who eliminated Jannik Sinner 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 earlier Friday.<\/p>\n
Zverev leads the head-to-head series with Alcaraz 5-4, including a victory over the two-time major champion in the 2022 French Open quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
In his semifinal, Zverev only was able to take control after Ruud began experiencing stomach issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw he started to move a little bit slower,\u201d Zverev said. \u201cThat\u2019s usually how it is when you're not feeling quite well.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Zverev's lone previous Slam final, in a nearly empty stadium in New York amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he took a two-set lead over Dominic Thiem, but could not close the deal.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve said it before and I\u2019m going to say it now again: I was not ready. I was not ready to win my first Grand Slam final. I was not mature enough. I was maybe too much of a kid still. I didn\u2019t know what the occasion means. And that\u2019s why I lost,\u201d Zverev said. \u201cI\u2019m 27 years old now. So definitely not a kid anymore. Already getting older. If not now, then when?\u201d<\/p>\n
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Ruud is a three-time major finalist, including losing the titles at Roland Garros to Nadal in 2022 and to Novak Djokovic in 2023.<\/p>\n
Ruud\u2019s level was high in the first set, and declined from there.<\/p>\n
He broke twice in the first set, then went 0 for 1 on those chances the rest of the way. His top serve speed in the first set was 210 kph and slid to 191 kph by the fourth.<\/p>\n
He was visited by a doctor during a changeover in the third set. It was not clear what was wrong, and while Ruud was handed some pills, he didn\u2019t appear to take them.<\/p>\n
As play resumed, Ruud was more listless than usual, and he didn\u2019t even give chase when Zverev smacked a forehand to close out a break for a 3-2 lead. That pretty much decided that set.<\/p>\n
After the set ended, Ruud headed to the locker room. When he returned, things never got much better for him, and Zverev broke to begin the fourth.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m in the final; I haven\u2019t won yet. But I just want to play my best tennis and give myself the best chance,\u201d Zverev said, looking ahead to Sunday. \u201cIf I am able to do that, and if I am able to lift that trophy, it will mean the world to me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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