Responsible for the draw for the 123rd edition of Roland-Garros, Marie-José Pérec had a heavy hand, very heavy, for Rafael Nadal. Back in Paris after two years of absence, and undoubtedly for one last round of the ocher track in a tournament which has elevated him to the rank of extraterrestrial, the man with 14 Coupes des Mousquetaires will have to cross his sword from the first round with… Alexander Zverev, world No. 4!
In 2022, the two men engaged in an epic duel in the semi-final that the German, seriously injured in his ankle, finished in a wheelchair. How time passes… The recent winner of the Rome tournament today almost looks like an ogre facing the master of the place, whose body is burning the last strength of a long and immense career.
