Nadal beats Ruud for his 14th French Open title

PARIS: Rafael Nadal of Spain won his 14th French Open title after he defeated Norwegian Casper Ruud  6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the men’s final on Sunday.

Nadal, 36, won his 22nd Grand Slam title, two more than Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer for the most men’s singles major titles. He also won the Australian Open this year.

The Spaniard has won 26 consecutive tour-level finals in which he’s won the opening set. The last time he lost a tour final after winning the first set was 2014 in Rome against Djokovic.

He also became the oldest men’s singles champions (since 1925) at 36 years, 2 days.