Staggering numbers and feats behind Rafael Nadal's 22nd Grand Slam win

Rafael Nadal was up against student Casper Ruud in the final on Sunday and absolutely demolished him on his way to his 14th Roland Garros title. Ruud had joined Nadal's academy at the age of 18 and trained there with the Spaniard. However, he had never faced him in a major tournament before Sunday.

Nadal was absolutely ruthless against the Norweigan as he defeated him 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in straight sets to maintain his perfect unbeaten record in French Open finals. No other player in the history of the French Open has won more titles (14) than Nadal.

Nadal's 14th French Open title is also his 22nd Grand Slam. He has already gained massive advantage in the debate over the greates of all time in the history of men's tennis. Nadal now has the most Grand Slam titles with 22 majors to his name. He has won two more Grand Slam titles than his closest rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, who are both tied on 20 titles each.

Rafael Nadal had won his first French Open title at the age of 19 in 2005. He has since dominated the competition and has made even the best in the business look poor against him on red clay at Roland Garros. On Sunday, as he defeated Ruud, Nadal became the oldest man to win the French Open title at the age of 36.
 

Nadal has had an exceptional 2022 so far where has been absolutely unstoppable on the court. The Spaniard has already won back-to-back two Grand Slam titles this season and is ready to win more despite injury concerns. It's for the first time in his career that Nadal has won both the Australian Open and French Open titles in the same year.
 

Nadal is popularly known as the 'King of Clay' and rightfully so as he has been nearly invincible on claycourts throughout his illustrious career. If 14 French Open titles were not enough for proof, Nadal has won as many as 60 titles on clay so far in his career, a testament to his legacy. He has won 14 more titles on clay than any other player in the open era.