French Open final: Rafael Nadal becomes French Open champion, first men's player to win 22 Grand Slams

Last Updated: June 5, 2022, 23:47 IST French Open Final: Rafael Nadal won the 22nd Grand Slam title by defeating Casper Ruud in the French Open final. This is Nadal’s 14th title on red clay. Nadal won the French Open title 17 years ago in 2005. Nadal maintained his record of never losing a final on red clay. Rafael Nadal equaled Steffi Groff by winning 22 Grand Slam titles. (Rafael Nadal Instagram) Paris. In the 2022 French Open final, Spain’s legendary tennis player Rafael Nadal won the 22nd Grand Slam title by defeating Norway’s Casper Ruud. Nadal’s record 14th title on red clay. Rafa defeated Ruud, who reached a Grand Slam final for the first time, in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. With this, Rafael Nadal became the first male player to win 22 titles in the Open Era era. In tennis, only Margaret Court (24) and Serena Williams (23) have more Grand Slam titles than her. Rafael Nadal claimed his 22nd win in 30 major finals. With this, Nadal equaled the great tennis player Steffi Groff. Federer and Djokovic have played the same 31 times in Grand Slam finals and won the same 20 titles each. Won the French Open title for the first time in 2005. In his career, he won the French Open trophy 14 times, US Open 4 times, Wimbledon twice and Australian Open twice. 2022 was a golden year for Nadal. In January this year, he won the Australian Open title by defeating Daniil Medvedef. Caroline-Christina won the French Open women’s doubles title. France’s pair of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic won the French Open Tennis Grand Slam women’s doubles title by defeating American pair of Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula on Sunday. This is Caroline and Christina’s second women’s doubles championship at Roland Garros. This pair also won the title here in 2016. The pair of Caroline and Christina staged a comeback after falling behind in the final against the singles runner-up pair of Gauff and Pegula to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. The 18-year-old Gauff lost to Iga Swiatek in the women’s singles final on Saturday. Gauff and Pegula played together in a major doubles event for the first time. This is Christina’s sixth Grand Slam women’s doubles trophy, of which she has won four with Timea Babos. home sports Nadal becomes French Open champion, first male player to win 22 Grand Slams