PARIS — Rafael Nadal is in the French Open field, after all, and Thursday's draw set up the 14-time champion for a challenging first-round matchup against No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev.

"We made the effort to see Nadal, because we are aware that this is maybe his last French Open." Also holding tickets for Nadal vs. Zverev was Barbra Chambati, 49, and her daughter, Crystal, 25.

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0 44 PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal is in the French Open field, after all, and Thursday’s draw set up the 14-time champion for a challenging first-round matchup against No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev.

Fans of Spain's Rafael Nadal pose for pictures with his statue ahead of his first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Germany's Alexander Zverev at the Roland Garros stadium ...