King of clay: Why Nadal's 14 French Open title wins make him the GOAT

The importance of this French Open title win for the 36-year-old can be gauged from the fact that now Nadal's French Open titles are equal to Pete Sampras' total career slam titles put together

Spain's Rafael Nadal kisses the trophy after winning the final match against Norway's Casper Ruud in three sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0, at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Sunday, June 5, 2022. AP/PTI(

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Rafael Nadal wins his record 14th French Open title and kisses the trophy at Roland Garros 2022

Abhishek Singh New Delhi

6 min read Last Updated : Jun 06 2022 | 4:03 PM IST

Rafael Nadal hardly broke a sweat when he defeated first time Grand Slam finalist, Casper Ruud in straight-sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 to win his record 14th French Open title in Paris on Sunday, June 05, 2022. The 'King of Clay' once again showed that he is the real deal as far as domination in a single Grand Slam is considered.

Nadal impressed upon the fact that even a hard grinder like Novak Djokovic, who has the experience of winning 20 Grand Slams, or a young sensation like Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, was not going to deter him from achieving the unthinkable-

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