PARIS: Rafael Nadal advanced to his 14th French Open final, but not quite in the manner he may have envisaged - fists pumping and fighting to the finish.
Alexander Zverev, who was giving Nadal a run around his own house -- Court Philippe Chatrier -- for 3 hours 3 minutes, of the first men's semifinal, which looked set to challenge some time records, however, broke his ankle and exited the stage in tears. 7-6 (10-8), 6-6 was where the scoreboard was stopped.
