At 1:14 am on Wednesday night, Rafael Nadal converted his fourth match point – and will now meet Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals. He left it open how things will continue after the French Open.

Tennis star Rafael Nadal has left his future open after the French Open. “I am playing this tournament because we are getting things done, that I am ready to play the tournament. But I don’t know what will happen after,” the 35-year-old Spaniard said early on Wednesday morning after reaching the semi-finals in Paris. Nadal had earlier defeated Serbian world number one Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) in 4:12 hours.

“The past three months have not been easy “

The record Grand Slam winner has been playing with a chronic foot injury, the so-called Müller-Weiss syndrome, for some time. Just three weeks ago, Nadal could barely walk at the end of a match at the tournament in Rome. “Having a doctor here with me helps a lot,” Nadal said. “But the last three months have not been easy, so I was very emotional after the match today,” the 13-time Paris champion admitted.

Nadal’s full focus now is on Friday’s semi-final against Alexander Zverev and a possible final on Sunday. After that, he said, it’s a case of seeing what happens next. “I have what I have in my foot. So if we are not able to find an improvement or a small solution for it, then it will be super hard for me,” Nadal said. “Of course I will keep fighting to find a solution for it, but so far we haven’t found one. “