Nadal wins 14th Roland Garros title

Rafael Nadal won a 14th French Open and record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday with a straight-sets rout of Casper Ruud to become the oldest male champion at Roland Garros and he vowed to “keep fighting”. In a disappointing final, 36-year-old Nadal won 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. Nadal won the last 11 games of the […]

Rafael Nadal won a 14th French Open and record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday with a straight-sets rout of Casper Ruud to become the oldest male champion at Roland Garros and he vowed to “keep fighting”.

In a disappointing final, 36-year-old Nadal won 6-3, 6-3, 6-0.

Nadal won the last 11 games of the final and is now two Slams ahead of old rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer with Sunday’s victory coming against all the odds.