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Rafael Nadal French Open champion: Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Ravi Shastri laud ‘King of Clay’ as Nadal bags historic 14th Roland Garros title – Check out

Rafael Nadal French Open champion: Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Ravi Shastri laud ‘King of Clay’ as Nadal bags historic 14th Roland Garros title – Check out

Rafael Nadal French Open Champion: 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. The 36-year-old braved injury to make […]

Rafael Nadal French Open Champion: 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. The 36-year-old braved injury to make championship winning comeback and the world was simply in awe of his amazing achievement. Follow Nadal vs Ruud LIVE and French Open 2022 Finals LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN 

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Rafael Nadal French Open champion: Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Ravi Shastri laud ‘King of Clay’ as Nadal bags historic 14th Roland Garros title – Check out

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Rafael Nadal created history on the Court Phillipe Chatrier once again as the Spaniard won yet another French Open title on Sunday. Facing first time finalist Casper Ruud, the 36-year-old was at his sublime best, clinching a rather straightforward 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 win to bag his 14th French Open title and his 22nd Grand Slam title overall.

Nadal, has had his struggles with injury in the recent past, but was at the top of his mark as he was virtually unbeatable through yet another French Open campaign. The World was simply amazed and stood up appreciated the greatness as work, with many applauding the 36-year-old’s spirit and his excellence at work.

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Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was simply amazed by the display and wrote, “To go out there and win a record 14th @rolandgarros & 22nd Grand Slam at the age of 36 is an incredible achievement.”

Former India captain and head coach Ravi Shastri dubbed Nadal as a modern day Hercules, suggesting that the King of Clay was already the favourtie to make it 15 French Open titles. VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Robin Uthappa, Harbhajan Singh all chipped in with their wishes of the modern day legend, on his big day.

Rafael Nadal French Open champion: Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Ravi Shastri laud ‘King of Clay’ as Nadal bags historic 14th Roland Garros title – Check out

Nadal’s achievement in Paris is even more remarkable considering that he struggled with a chronic foot injury in defeat to Denis Shapovalov in Rome little more than three weeks ago. However, he showcased his trademark fighting qualities throughout the fortnight in Paris to ensure he would maintain his stranglehold, improving to a remarkable 14-0 in Roland Garros finals.

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