Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal claimed a record-extending 14th title at the French Open as he defeated Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3 6-0. The Spaniard dominated Sunday’s final as he won 11 consecutive games across the second and third sets to win a 22nd grand slam title — two ahead of rivals Roger Federer and […]
Casper Ruud Eighth seed Casper Ruud rallied from a set down to beat an error-prone Marin Cilic 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2 on Friday to become the first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final and set up a French Open title clash against 13-time champion Rafa Nadal. With his victory against the Croat […]
Djokovic and Nadal have played 10 times at the French Open, with the Spaniard winning seven and the Serb – who retired injured from their first meeting in 2006 Novak Djokovic says he is ready for the “biggest challenge one can have” at the French Open when he plays 13-time champion Rafael Nadal in a […]
Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal set up a French Open quarter-final against long-time rival Novak Djokovic with an absorbing five-set win over Felix Auger-Aliassime. Spain’s Nadal, 35, dropped sets for the first time at this year’s event but recovered to win 3-6 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3. Top seed Djokovic produced his best level so far in […]
The draw for the 2022 French Open threw up some mouthwatering encounters with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz all in the same half. Djokovic made an appearance at the ceremony for the draw at Roland-Garros and was presented with possibly the worst-case scenario with both Spanish clay-court superstars on his side of the […]
