Rafael Nadal French Open Champion: La Decimocuarta – Rafael Nadal won a record 14th French Open title as he defeated Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the final at Roland Garros on Sunday. With the victory, Nadal has achieved 22 Grand Slam victories, two more than Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Follow French Open 2022 Finals LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
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Rafael Nadal French Open Champion: La Decimocuarta! MADRIDISTA Rafael Nadal equals Real Madrid’s 14th Champions League title with 14th Roland Garros triumph
Congratulations on this historic feat, @RafaelNadal. It’s an honour being able to enjoy a great madridista and honorary club member as the best tennis player of all-time. Congratulations on your 22nd Grand Slam, your 14th @rolandgarros title, without doubt a magic number in 2022.
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) June 5, 2022
Paris. 14.
— Toni Kroos (@ToniKroos) June 5, 2022
Rafael Nadal equals Real Madrid’s 14th Champions League title with 14th Roland Garros triumph
Nadal started the final against Casper Ruud with a 6-3 victory in the first set against Casper Ruud on Sunday. 6-0 to Nadal, Nadal wins his 22nd Grand Slam title by racing past Casper Ruud in straight sets.
Rafael Nadal reclaimed his crown as the king of the French Open, winning a record-extending 14th title by beating Norway’s Casper Ruud in straight sets.
Spain’s Nadal, 36, won 6-3 6-3 6-0 against Norwegian eighth seed Ruud to also extend his record number of Grand Slam men’s singles titles to 22.
Last weekend: Rafael Nadal watches his beloved Real Madrid become champions of Europe for the 14th time in Paris
This weekend: Rafael Nadal wins the French Open for the 14th time in Paris pic.twitter.com/rM9I5njZRp
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Rafael Nadal French Open Champion: Nadal watches Real Madrid clinch 14th Champions League title
He moves two ahead of his great rivals Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Nadal, who lost to Djokovic in the semi-finals last year, has won 112 of his 115 matches on the Paris clay.
After also winning the Australian Open in January, Nadal has claimed back-to-back major titles for the first time since 2010 – when he won the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open in a row.
Two days after his 36th birthday, Nadal becomes the oldest French Open men’s singles champion and surpasses fellow Spaniard Andres Gimeno, who won aged 34 in 1972.
The left-hander dropped his racquet to the court in amazement after taking his second match point to win in two hours and 18 minutes. Nadal’s achievements are even more impressive in the context of the physical issues that have hampered him in recent times.
At the end of last year he thought he would have to retire because of a chronic foot problem and was troubled by the issue at the Italian Open earlier this month. A stress fracture of the rib also caused him to miss two months of the season shortly after his 21st major win at the Australian Open.
“It takes a lot of energy to keep going. I want to say ‘merci, merci beaucoup’,” Nadal said after lifting the Coupe des Mousquetaires. “I don’t know what will happen in the future but I will keep fighting to keep going.”
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Rafael Nadal French Open Champion: Nadal wins 14th title
Nadal’s uncle, Miguel Angel, made more than 200 appearances for Barcelona, winning five La Liga titles as well as the European Cup in 1992, when City manager Pep Guardiola was among his team-mates.
Charming pictures have emerged of Nadal on the pitch in a Barcelona shirt with his uncle, but an even closer relative’s sway meant he was destined to follow Madrid.
“As everybody knows, Real and Barca are the two most bitter rivals in world football,” explained Nadal. “Why am I a Real fan? “Simple. Because my father is — which gives you the measure of how great his influence has been on me as a person.”
What else has Rafael Nadal done to show his support for Real Madrid?
In his autobiography, Nadal revealed that he will wake up at any hour, wherever he is in the world, to watch Real Madrid games — regardless of his tennis schedule for the day.
“And I’ll build my day’s training program, if need be, around the timing of the games,” he added. “I’m a fanatic.”
Rafael Nadal French Open Champion: La Decimocuarta! MADRIDISTA Rafael Nadal equals Real Madrid’s 14th Champions League title with 14th Roland Garros triumph
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