Frightening lightning has Zverev set to strike in Paris

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Frightening lightning has Zverev set to strike in Paris

******* tennis star Alexander Zverev hopes his grand slam luck has changed after his plane heading to Paris for the French Open was struck by lightning.

Zverev was dumped out of his home Hamburg Open this week in the last 16 as he battled a stomach virus, and more drama followed as he tried to reach Paris for the clay grand slam, which starts on Sunday.

“After take-off, there was a lightning strike on the plane and we had to return to Hamburg and make an emergency landing,” Zverev told reporters.

“It seemed pretty funny because there was only a little noise, no real shaking or anything. It was the first time I’d been struck by lightning in the air.”

The ******* arrived in Paris late and on a different plane, but does not play until Tuesday, when he takes on American Learner Tien.

“It’s not an injury, but a stomach virus. It will go away, then I’ll feel OK again. I hope to be 100 per cent fit,” Zverev said.

The ******* is yet to win a grand slam singles title and lost last year’s French Open final in five sets to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz. His clay form this season has been mixed.

“The first matches will be important for me, that’s for sure,” added the world No.3.

Zverev started 2025 in impressive form, making the final of the *********** Open, where he lost in straight sets to Italian world No.1 Jannik Sinner.

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