In the first round of the men's singles main draw of the 2024 French Open, Nadal, the 14-time champion of the tournament, will play in the French Open again after two years. He will face the No. 4 seed Zverev. Nadal participated in the French Open as an unseeded player for the first time in his career. Nadal, who is about to turn 38, did not create a miracle. He lost three sets in a row and lost to Zverev 0-3 with a total score of 3-6/6-7 (5)/3-6. He was eliminated in the first round and created the worst record in his career at the French Open. This may also be Nadal's farewell match at the French Open.

[World ranking]

Nadal was absent due to long-term injury and only had a record of 5 wins and 3 losses after his comeback. Therefore, he is currently ranked only 275th in the world. After Zverev suffered a serious injury, he won the Rome Masters and has risen to the 4th place in the world.

[Confrontation]

The two have faced each other 10 times in their careers, with Nadal having the upper hand with 7 wins and 3 losses. The two last met in the 2022 French Open semi-finals, when Zverev retired due to injury at 6-7/6-6.

[Historical record]

Nadal once won 14 French Open titles, becoming the well-deserved "King of Clay", and his past French Open record has accumulated 112 wins and 3 losses.

[Game review]

In the first set of this game, Nadal was broken right at the start, and Zverev broke and won two games in a row. In the next six games, Nadal and Zverev each kept their serve. In the first eight games, Nadal fell behind 3-5. Nadal fought repeatedly in the 9th game, but was still broken by Zverev for the second time. Nadal lost the first set 3-6.

Entering the second set, Nadal and Zverev each kept their serve in the first four games to maintain 2-2. Nadal broke and won two games in a row, and took a 4-2 lead in the first six games. In the next two games, both sides held their serve. Nadal took a 5-3 lead in the first eight games. Zverev quickly held and broke his serve and won three games in a row to overtake. Nadal won four points in a row in the 12th game. The two sides maintained a 6-6 tie in the first twelve games and entered the tie-break. Nadal lost 5-7 and lost another set 6-7 (5).

In the third game, Nadal took the lead by holding and breaking his serve. Zverev broke and held his serve to catch up to 2-2. Nadal held his serve in the fifth game to maintain a 3-2 lead. Zverev once again won four games in a row. Nadal lost another set 3-6. In the end, he lost to Zverev 0-3 and was eliminated in the first round.

[Record data]

First, Nadal was eliminated in the first round of the French Open, setting a record for the worst record in his career. The previous worst record in the French Open was the third round in 2016.

Second, Nadal ended his 19th French Open journey, and this year may be his farewell match at the French Open.

Third, Nadal was eliminated in the first round of a Grand Slam again after 8 years. The last time he was eliminated in the first round of a Grand Slam was at the 2016 Australian Open.

Fourth, this is the third time Nadal has been eliminated in the first round of a Grand Slam in his career. The first two times were at Wimbledon in 2013 and the Australian Open in 2016.

Fifth, Nadal's career French Open record has been rewritten to 116 matches, with 112 wins and 4 losses.

Sixth, Nadal has only lost to 3 players in his French Open career, losing to Djokovic twice, and losing to Soderling and Zverev once each.