Published 1 day ago • loading... • Updated 5 hours ago

Alexander Zverev says lightning struck his flight to Paris for the French Open

Alexander Zverev, the German tennis star, reported that his flight to Paris for the French Open was struck by lightning, forcing the plane to return and causing a delay in his arrival.
The flight took off from Hamburg at 6:45 p.m. But had to return for an emergency landing, delaying Zverev's arrival.
Zverev described the event as basically uneventful with "no real wobbling or anything," and resumed his journey at 1 a.m., arriving around 3 a.m.
On Friday, Zverev acknowledged that it was clear to those familiar with tennis that he was not playing at full capacity and mentioned feeling unwell following the flight that included fellow players Jiri Lehecka and Brandon Nakashima.
Zverev's delayed arrival may impact his opening match at the French Open on Sunday against American player Learner Tien.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

21 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

ladepeche.fr

Lean Left

"A Flash Hit the Plane" : Big Scare for a Tennis Star and Several Players Expected at Roland-Garros, the Aircraft Poses as a Matter of Urgency

While they were on board a plane to join Paris to compete in the Roland-Garros main tournament, several players, including Alexander Zverev, the finalist of the 2024 edition, offered themselves a...

8 hours ago

Read Full Article

www.t-online.de

Lean Left

Fright for Zverev: Lightning Strikes on Flight – Emergency Landing

On the way to Paris, the fliug stuff gets in turbulence with the German tennis player. He himself makes jokes about the incident afterwards.

9 hours ago

Read Full Article

Sportskeeda

Center

"We got struck by lightning, had to do emergency landing" - Alexander Zverev reveals scary experience while flying for French Open

11 hours ago

Read Full Article

Daily Express

Lean Right

Alexander Zverev plane struck by lightning and forced into emergency landing

Alexander Zverev has opened up on the terrifying moment in mid-air.

11 hours ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

The Hindu

Lean Left

French Open 2025: Zverev’s flight to Paris struck by lightning

German tennis player Alexander Zverev said on Friday his plane was hit by lightning on the way to Paris for the French Open and had to turn around, delaying his arrival for the clay-court Grand Slam tournament.

11 hours ago·India

Read Full Article