Rafael Nadal beat Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 within the French Open last for his 14th championship at Roland Garros and twenty second Grand Slam title general, including to 2 information he already owned. Nadal gained the final 11 video games after trailing 3-1 within the second set.
Nadal’s victory Sunday got here two days after his thirty sixth birthday and made him the oldest title winner within the historical past of the clay-court event. The Spaniard’s first triumph right here got here in 2005 at age 19. No man or girl ever has gained the singles trophy at any main occasion greater than his 14 in Paris.
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And no man has gained extra Grand Slam titles than Nadal. He now’s two forward of rivals Roger Federer, who hasn’t performed in nearly a 12 months after a collection of knee operations, and Novak Djokovic, who missed the Australian Open in January as a result of he isn’t vaccinated towards COVID-19 and misplaced to Nadal at Roland Garros.
The eighth-seeded Ruud is a 23-year-old from Norway who was taking part in in his first Grand Slam last.