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The 2022 French Open is in full swing with the likes of Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic making winning starts to their campaign.
Predictions are a big part of the sport and one prediction, in particular, caught the attention of tennis fans on social media. Mischa Zverev, who has been working as an analyst for Eurosport, picked his brother Alexander Zverev to win the French Open this year. This didn't go over too well with fans on Twitter, who voiced their displeasure.
"There's conflicts of interest in tennis and then there's giving fan fiction about your kid brother to a major media outlet that unironically publishes it," one fan wrote.
"I don't think he even looked at the draw just picked the highest seeded ones for QFs because especially the all-Russian QF seems unlikely. let alone AZ winning that's a literal joke," another fan said.
Other fans couldn't believe the notion of Zverev winning the French Open this year despite the German being ranked World No. 3 and having a consistent run of results on claycourt.
Mischa Zverev, once ranked in the top 30, currently finds himself outside the top-500 in the ATP rankings. He has played in only two events this year - a challenger in Sanremo and a futures event in Prague.
Alexander Zverev's projected path to French Open triumph
Alexander Zverev will be hoping to end the wait for his maiden Grand Slam title at the 2022 French Open. But his path to a first Major will be a daunting one as he finds himself in the same half of the draw as Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Alcaraz beat Zverev in the final of the Madrid Open earlier this year, while Djokovic and Nadal hold a positive head-to-head record against the German (6-3 Nadal, 7-4 Djokovic).
Zverev will likely have to beat past Alcaraz in the quarterfinals and either Djokovic or Nadal in the semifinals. He could potentially face Stefanos Tsitsipas or Daniil Medvedev in the final of the French Open.
