Tennis-Nadal goes down fighting against Zverev in earliest French Open exit

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PARIS - Rafa Nadal crashed to his earliest exit at the French Open on Monday after a 6-3 7-6 6-3 first-round defeat by fourth seed Alexander Zverev, with fans wondering if the 14-times champion will return to the Grand Slam he has ruled for two decades.

"The feelings today are difficult to describe with words but it's special to feel the love in the place I love the most. "I don't know what to say... thank you Rafa from all of the tennis world, it's such a great honour," Zverev said. Faced with the prospect of only his fourth Roland Garros defeat in 116 matches, Nadal made a positive start to the next set as he leapt and pumped his fists after holding for 2-2 and broke for the first time with a delicate drop.

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