Rafael Nadal beat Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 within the French Open ultimate for his 14th championship at Roland Garros and twenty second Grand Slam name total, including to 2 information he already owned. Nadal gained the closing 11 video games after trailing 3-1 in the second one set.
Nadal’s victory Sunday got here two days after his thirty sixth birthday and made him the oldest name winner within the historical past of the clay-court match. The Spaniard’s first triumph right here got here in 2005 at age 19. No guy or lady ever has gained the singles trophy at any main tournament greater than his 14 in Paris.
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And no guy has gained extra Grand Slam titles than Nadal. He now could be two forward of competitors Roger Federer, who hasn’t performed in nearly a yr after a chain of knee operations, and Novak Djokovic, who neglected the Australian Open in January as a result of he isn’t vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19 and misplaced to Nadal at Roland Garros.
The eighth-seeded Ruud is a 23-year-old from Norway who used to be enjoying in his first Grand Slam ultimate.
