The 14-time champion will face Zverev, one of the favourites for the title, in what is set to be the Spaniard's last French Open appearance18 times he has walked out to play his round-of-128 match and 18 times he has walked back in having won. He’s only dropped a set in two matches. It is as close to a sure thing as there is in sport.
So too the upcoming court case which is due to start in Zverev’s absence on 31 May. He denies having physically assaulted an ex-girlfriend, but the hearing is due to take place on a variety of dates across the summer, and may not conclude until 19 July. Zverev is not required to attend but he would not be human if he did not find himself distracted by it.
It will test the confidence he was keen to talk up after winning in Rome, a tournament where he did not face a single player in the top 10.
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