But he then wraps it up with another straight down the line and throws his racquet to the floor in disbelief. Nadal sets up championship points with a delightful forehand winner but then makes an error on the next. Nadal races to a 30-0 lead before Ruud gets on the board as the fifth seed sends one into the net. GAME, SET AND MATCH - Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 6-0 *Casper Ruud 👑 Rafael Nadal does it again in Paris - dispatching 23-year-old Casper Ruud in straight sets. Casper Ruud live updates, highlights from 2022 French Open MORE: How many matches has Rafael Nadal lost in his career at Roland-Garros? Rafael Nadal vs. See how the match unfolded with The Sporting News' live coverage below.
Nadal now sits on 22 Grand Slams, more than any other male tennis player and two clear of rivals Djokovic and Roger Federer, with all three in the twilight stages of their career. The Norwegian was second best from start to finish in truth with Nadal proving too good on the forehand and rarely making a mistake - he lost just seven points in the final set. Seventeen years ago today Nadal won his first French Open title and given he's never lost a Roland-Garros final before, the odds were always going to be in his favour against a talented Ruud. The Spaniard's triumph on Court Philippe-Chatrier once again makes it all the remarkable given his battle with a painful foot injury throughout the tournament that saw him beat world No.1 Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals. Nadal needed to come from two sets down in Melbourne but had no such problems in Paris against eighth seed Ruud, who was playing in his first ever Grand Slam final and described his opponent as his 'idol' in the build-up. The 36-year-old, who is now the oldest French Open champion in history, won 6-3 6-3 6-0 to pick up his second Grand Slam of the year having won the Australian Open title in January.
Rafael Nadal extended his incredible record at Roland-Garros to win an historic 14th French Open title and 22nd career Grand Slam after beating Casper Ruud in straight sets on Sunday.
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