Spain’s Rafael Nadal won the Casper Ruud in Norway in the finals of the French Open tennis tournament in three sets straight. Nadal, 36, became the oldest winner of the French Open.
5.6. 18:34 • Updated June 5th. 18:55
Spanish tennis size Rafael Nadal has won the men ‘s doubles championship in the French Open for the 14th time in his career. Nadal, 36, won the final in Norway Casper Ruudin erin 3–0 (6–3, 6–3, 6–0). The match lasted two hours and 18 minutes.
Nadal won the 51-minute opening round 6-3. In the second installment, Ruud reached the neck and took the 3-1 lead. However, the Norwegian quickly lost his lead and Nadal rolled back to a 3-3 victory.
The third installment proceeded at a rapid pace under the command of the Majorca. In half an hour, Nadal hit the board with stupid readings of 6-0, and in the end there was no question about the superiority of the finalists.
Nadal, who turned 36 a couple of days ago, became the oldest men’s singles champion of all time with Roland Garros. With age, Nadal’s chronic foot pain has sometimes become so bad that participation in this tournament was uncertain. Nadal said this week, according to news agency AP, he can never be sure which match will be his last.
The Grand Slam tournament win is a record 22nd for Nadal. Novak Djokovicilla and Roger Federer has 20 wins each. Nadal rose to the top grand slam in January when he achieved the 21st win of his Australian Open career.
Nadal participated in the French Open for the first time at the age of 19 in 2005 and immediately won the championship. Since then, the “King of Mass Fields” has made an incredible imprint on Roland Garros in 17 years: he has won 112 matches and lost just three. He has won all 14 of his finals.
Nadal passed Björn Borgin In the number of French Open championships already ten years ago. Borg once won six championships. The women’s singles record is Chris Evertin seven wins.
Ruud made Norwegian sports history in Paris by being the first player in the country to reach the finals of a tennis grand slam tournament doubles. The 23-year-old Oslo has won eight ATP tournaments in the past, but in the grand slam, he has previously advanced to his fourth round at best. Ruud is eighth on the world list and Nadal fifth.
Although the duo faced each other for the first time in a competitive match, they are familiar training buddies. Ruud has been playing at the Nadal Academy in Mallorca since 2018 and has named Nadal his biggest role model in many interviews.
Ruud faced Finland in the second round of the tournament Emil Rose Mountainwhich he won 3-0.