The jubilation was in the open roof over Philippe Chatrier among the 15,000 present, when Rafael Nadal entered the field for his 14th final against Casper Ruud on the gravel in Paris. Roger Federer (4), Novak Djokovic (3), Dominic Thiem (2), Mariano Puerta, Robin Söderling, David Ferrer, Stan Wawrinka have tried to stop him. But in the Roland Garros final, there is only one possible winner when Nadal plays. And against Casper Ruud, nothing had changed. Nadal was ruthless. The Spaniard won with the set numbers 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. THANKS FOR THE MATCH: Casper Ruud was the eight man who tried his hand against Rafael Nadal in the final of Roland Garros. And the eighth who lost. Photo: GONZALO FUENTES / Reuters He gave Ruud a good hug and stretched his arms in front of the audience who clapped in time. In front of the Norwegian and Spanish royal family, movie stars Michael Douglas and Hugh Grant, PSG profiles Marco Veratti and Javier Pastore, as well as a couple of other prominent guests, the 37-year-old left no doubt about who is the king of gravel. Nadal took his 14th Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam titles. ROJALE GUESTS: King Felipe VI of Spain watched the match with Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. Photo: Christophe Ena / AP Ruud seemed to be affected by the seriousness of the situation in the first set. He made unforced mistakes and several of the blows ended up as a hit. The balance of power seemed superior, but Nadal occasionally showed signs of weakness on his own serve. He still seemed to have solid control when he served in to 6-3. Dominated after Ruud break And the periodically failing serve took advantage of Ruud in the second set. Nadal made a double mistake on the decisive point and the Norwegian broke first. But then the former world champion also recovered somewhat violently. He took five straight games and thus also the second set 6-3. BEST WHEN IT COMES: Rafael Nadal in action against Ruud. Photo: YVES HERMAN / Reuters When Ruud’s serve was broken immediately in the third set, it seemed that the audience understood where it was going. The Norwegian tried to try, occasionally providing proof of what qualities he possesses, but somehow did not quite get it out. Nadal continued to pinpoint winners – and in the end it became too many of them. Approaching record Nadal was able to lift the trophy in Paris for the 14th time. The Spaniard thus increases the lead for most Grand Slam triumphs to Novak Djokovic (20) and Roger Federer (20). Now Nadal has 22. The most winning in history is Margaret Court with her 24, one ahead of Serena Williams. PS! Ulrikke Eikeri and Joran Vliegen lost the final in mixed doubles on Thursday. This year’s Roland Garros tournament is the best in Norwegian history, but it goes without saying.
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