Rafael Nadal, the man, the myth, the legend. Just when his critics thought he was done, he stepped up to the occasion to show why he is considered the best in the world.
Rafael Nadal won his record 14th French Open by defeating Casper Rudd in a rather dominating manner.
With this win, he has set two new records. He was become the oldest man ever to win the prestigious Rolland Garros title and he also has stacked up 22 Grand Slam titles which are 2 more than his rivals, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
Rafael Nadal is rightly known as the king of clay, ever since his debut in the French Open, he has only lost 3 matches.
This stat is unbelievable on the basis that Rafael Nadal’s consistency in French Open has been unmatchable by any other tennis player. Rafael Nadal’s run to the French Open 2022 hasn’t been easy.
He defeated the World’s Number 1 player Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals and also faced Alexander Zverev in the Semifinals, who had to, unfortunately, retire due to an ankle injury. With this French Open win, Nadal would be ranked number 1 in the ATP rankings.
Rafael Nadal wins a record 14th title at the French Open
Rafael Nadal breezed past Casper Rudd with a 6-3, 6-3 and 6-0 to hand himself the win in the Finals of the French Open.
He adds to the two records he already owns, the highest French Open titles and the highest Grand Slam titles in the open era.
Rafael won this title two days after his birthday which made the tennis star 36. The match was smooth for the Spaniard. Casper led with a 3-1 in the second set which made Nadal raise his level of the game which made him go 11 games unbeaten.
The Spaniard won his first title in Paris at the age of 19 in 2005. Ever since then, he has not looked back and no man or woman has won more at the French Open than him.
This title may be the last one Nadal ever gets considering his future lies in a doubt over his chronic foot injury.