Zverev says Olympic gold will remain his best achievement even if he wins French Open

[p]The ‌second seed has capitalised on a Paris draw missing ‌defending champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] and hit by the early exits of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik ‌Sinner[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/djokovic-novak/AZg49Et9/"]Novak Djokovic[/a], to reach the semi-finals with ‌a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/jodar-r-OdngshVK/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=ppkhJhzo"]7-6 (3) 6-1 6-3 win[/a] over Spanish teenager [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jodar-rafael/OdngshVK/"]Rafael Jodar[/a].[/p][p]While the 29-year-old now stands two wins away from a first major title after three ‌runners-up finishes, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Zverev[/a] said he had already won ⁠something that mattered more ‌to him.[/p][embed guid="e8062286-8f4b-4a31-92bf-392c0f91b7f4" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/1421785191555772416" social-type="twitter" /][p]Asked if he would trade the gold medal he won at ​the Tokyo Olympics five years ago, Zverev said:[b] "No chance. The gold medal for me is the most difficult ​thing to win, because you get a chance once every four years.[/b][/p][p][b]"It's special in a way that there are so few ⁠people that have done ​it. I think you do it for your country. You do it for the people back home.[/b][/p][p][b]"I'll never trade my gold medal for anything, but I wouldn't mind to add a few ‌things to my list as well."[/b][/p]