Nadal wins French Open 2022 title
King of Clay Rafa Nadal defeated Casper Roode 6-3, 6-3. 6–0 to win his record 14th French Open title and become the oldest player (36 years) to win a French Open title.
Rudd has trained at Rafa Nadal’s academy and considers him as his role model from a young age. He was on fire and showed some moments of brilliance, but Rafa proved to be as good as ever.
It is Nadal’s 22nd Grand Slam title and 14th French Open trophy.
The match lasted two hours and 18 minutes and that was all it took for Nadal to beat Rudd.
Here are the highlights:
It is worth noting that Nadal had not faced Roode in the tournament before, but has practiced with him several times.
Here is the list of records that Nadal made after winning Rudo Vs.
- He broke the record of the late Andres Gimenotto to become the oldest Roland Garros men’s singles champion in history. Andres set the record in 1972 at the age of 34.
- He won the French Open and the Australian Open for the first time in the same year.
- He won the French Open trophy for the 14th time and this is his record 22nd Grand Slam title.
- He is equal to his lowest ranking as a Grand Slam champion. He was also No. 5 at the French Open 2005 and Australian Open 2022.
Nadal’s road to France 2022 victory:
Final Opponent: casper rudd
Semi-Final Rivals: Alexander Zverev
Quarterfinal Rivals: Novak Djokovik
Round 4 Opponent: felix aliasimus
Round 3 Opponent: botic culture
Round 2 Opponent: Corentin Moutet
Round 1 Opponent: Jordan Thompson