Rafael Nadal gave a class in the Roland Garros final, crushed Ruud and is the best in history. Photo: AFP
Spaniard Rafael Nadal won Roland Garros for the fourteenth time this Sunday after beating Norwegian Casper Ruud in the final, bringing his Grand Slam trophies to 22 and bringing two to Swiss Roger Federer and Serbian Novak Djokovic. Yes, pure history was experienced by Philippe Chatrier in Paris.
One by one, all the titles
French Open (14)
- 2005: Mariano Puerta (ARG) 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1 and 7-5
- 2006: Roger Federer (SUI) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
- 2007: Roger Federer (SUI) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
- 2008: Roger Federer (SUI) 6-1, 6-3, 6-0
- 2010: D. Robin Soderling (SUE) 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
- 2011: Roger Federer (SUI) 7-5, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-1
- 2012: Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 6-3, 2-6 and 7-5
- 2013: to David Ferrer (ESP) 6-3, 6-2 and 6-3
- 2014: Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
- 2017: Stan Wawrinka (SUI), 6-1, 6-4, 6-1
- 2018: to Dominic Thiem (AUT) 6-4, 6-3 and 6-2
- 2019: to Dominic Thiem (AUT) 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 and 6-1
- 2020: Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-0, 6-2, 7-5
- 2022: to Casper Ruud (NOR) 6-3, 6-3 and 6-0.
The first of the saga, with Zidane and his loser, the Argentine Mariano Puerta. Photo: AFP
US Open (4)
- 2010: Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
- 2013: Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
- 2017: Beat Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-3, 6-3, 6-4
- 2019: Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4
In Times Square after winning the US Open final against Djokovic in 2010. Photo: EFE
Wimbledon (2)
- 2008: d. Roger Federer (SUI), 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7
- 2010: according to Tomas Berdych (CZE), 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
The day he beat Federer at All England in 2008. Photo: Reuters
Australian Open (2)
- 2009: d. Roger Federer (SUI), 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2
- 2022: Daniil Medvedev (RUS), 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
The latest in Australia. Photo: AP
lost endings
Roland Garros: none
US Open (1)
- 2011: with Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3) and 6-1
Wimbledon (3)
- 2006: with Roger Federer (SUI) 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2) and 6-3
- 2007: with Roger Federer (SUI) 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (3), 2-6 and 6-2
- 2011: with Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4, 6-1, 1-6 and 6-3
Australian Open (4)
- 2012: with Novak Djokovic (SRB) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5) and 7-5
- 2014: with Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
- 2017: with Roger Federer (SUI) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6 and 6-3
2019: with Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-3, 6-2 and 6-3. EFE
Source: EFE
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