Rafa Nadal swept and was crowned the best champion in history

Rafael Nadal, unique, not repetitive. The best champion in history with her fourteen Roland Garros titles and 22 Grand Slam titleswhich left two of his colleagues in the ‘Big 3’, the Serbian Novak Djokovic and the swiss Roger Federer. He has not been demoted from the elite, from the top-10 of the world ranking since April 2005. A foreigner. If his conquests are overcome, the merit rises to eternity in the context of many problems, a chronic and degenerative injury to his left foot since his entry with the best on the circuit. He needed an anesthetic injection after the fight against Corentin Moutet, in the second round, which he described as the most painful moment. He then leaves four world top-10 opponents: Felix Auger-Aliassime, Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud.

One of the rituals at Roland Garros is when the ‘speaker’ sings the center court microphone “Champion of 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020“. The stands, with a capacity for 14,800 spectators, roar in the middle. No matter how fast each figure, the seconds lengthen. Like the main character figure, that will force him to add the 2021.

“This could be my last fight at Roland Garros,” Rafa Nadal warned before playing the quarterfinals against Serbian Novak Djokovic, who briefly snatched his hegemony in the semifinals in 2021. That’s not it, nor should it be. 6-3, 6-3 and 6-0 at 2:18 against Casper Ruud, the first Norwegian to reach the Roland Garros final. At 36, Nadal is the oldest champion in the tournament, breaking the 34 in record Andres Gimeno on the fiftieth anniversary of his victory in 1972, but he would live with little pain if his flagship, the Parisian tournament, remained in his grasp. And for this he needs the treatment where he will undergo the foot next to it to reduce the pain.

The illusion remains to compete. He studied whether to retire at the end of last year, he decided it was surrounded by his family and his team, who were struck by friends. And he will never regret it, he added to his record and an Australian Open and a Roland Garros. In 22 Grand Slams the German equivalent SteffiGraf, rank one of the Americans Serena Williams, there are two absolute top with 24 of the Australian Margaret Court.

The world number five today, fourth on Monday, handcuffed Casper Ruud, 23 years old and number 8, almost at will (he will be sixth). Between arguing in the thirtieth final and making his debut against the king of clay at home, the abyss formed. Nadal played with what he needed all the time, from the top or sweeping from 1-3 in the second set. He made the partial 11-0 to one of the distinguished guests of his academy in Manacor, a loyal fan since he was a child and paying hazing.

Nadal sought his retreat on a day where the sun accompanied the fun of the super champion, who cried excitedly after holding back with a cruel celebration in honor of his colleague and friend. He put his hands to his face, tossed the racket already bathed in a few tears while looking at his team, who was more understanding than anyone at all that had happened in the last twelve months. His 92nd professional title, 112 games won in 115 in Paris. giant. Another replica of the Musketeers Cup, the original was given to him by former American tennis player Billie Jean King for photos, and a check for 2,200,000. And a lot of personal satisfaction and gratitude in his immediate environment.

There is no epic like Melbourne lifting two sets against the Russian Daniel Medvedev. There are fourteen Roland Garros finals, this is the sixth ending in three sets. His total balance is 44 wins and seven losses.

The auction followed logic, but the previous path was plagued by hurdles. In their joint perspective, this is a new work by Rafa Nadal, who started with a rib injury that kept him away from activity for six weeks, before and at the start of the clay court tour. He started munching on this Roland Garros when he left Rome lame due to Müller-Weiss syndrome on the scaphoid of the left foot but he promised that he would consume the least resources he could to give himself a chance, with the help of his family, especially the doctor from the beginning, Angel Ruiz-Cotorro.

He fulfills the vocation of overcoming that comes as standard and outlines and fertilizes each miraculous reappearance. Sportingly, he delivered the coup de grace defeating his great rival, Novak Djokovic, the same day. Carlos Alcaraz yumuko kanina Alexander Zverev, who eventually leaves the wheelchair against Nadal by twisting his ankle.

For one thing or another, Nadal is looking for space. Because he is chasing it. This is a wall for rivals. Yes, Casper Ruud has only scored six games, but Roger Federer scratched four (6-1, 6-3 and 6-0) in his heyday, in 2008. Rafa only allowed Stan Wawrinka and Dominic Thiem to add six in the 2017 and 2018 finals. The 2020 final against Djokovic opened it with an impressive 6-0.

“Rafa, Rafa, Rafa!” the public roared, to which the Spaniards were more engaged than ever. He wanted to taste the rest of this living legend. “I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I will continue to fight to move forward,” he said in his speech. It is in the hands of doctors.