The associated humidity made conditions deathly slow and the speed of the match was not helped by umpire Renaud Lichtenstein being hugely lenient with the use of the shot clock between points. When the incident happened, just in front of the courtside box in which British actress Sienna Miller was sitting, there were already more than three hours on the clock, with the match having been played under the roof due to afternoon downpours in Paris. It seems safe to assume that he will not be at Wimbledon and the same is likely to be true for Nadal, although his representative denied any decision has yet been made. ![]() He was given a deafening ovation as he waved one of his sticks to the crowd before leaving. ![]() ![]() The German was still able to return to the court, dramatically, on crutches to shake hands with the umpire and formally concede. As a result of Zverev's withdrawal, Nadal is now through to yet another Roland Garros final – a stage of the tournament at which he has never lost at during his esteemed career
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