Nadal Exited the French Open in Aqua

Ugh, I’m deeply unhappy to report that Rafa Nadal misplaced within the first spherical of the French — a match so wholly his that I consider he had NEVER gone out this early earlier than, in his ENTIRE profession? — and we’ve got no method of realizing but whether or not that’s his final. However I’ve to hope NOT, as a result of he misplaced to the horrible, horrible, no-good, very dangerous Sascha Zverev, and I don’t want them any extra linked within the historical past books than they already must be. Like, THAT dude can not have ended Nadal’s Roland Garros profession. Simply no. Someplace Roger Federer is crying a single tear and lighting a candle.

In any other case, I solely JUST situated a channel that’s rerunning the matches, so I haven’t had an opportunity to see something but (the time zones actually don’t align for this one). Fill me in on what I’m lacking! How does Coco look? Iga? Aryna, whom I’m beginning to like increasingly? How cranky is Medvedev, and the way amusing are his post-match interviews?

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