Tennis-Zverev, Swiatek reach French Open semis, heartbreak for Jabeur

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 7, 2023 Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates winning his quarter final match against Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

PARIS (Reuters) -Alexander Zverev returned to the semi-finals of the French Open on Wednesday a year after leaving Roland Garros in a wheelchair, while defending champion Iga Swiatek also maintained her quest for a third title in four years.

Zverev had suffered a season-ending ankle injury in his last-four match against eventual champion Rafa Nadal on Court Philippe Chatrier in 2022 and had surgery, but complications later meant a return to pain-free action was delayed.