Nadal’s victory Sunday came two days after his 36th birthday and made him the oldest title winner in the history of the clay-court tournament. Nadal won the last 11 games after trailing 3-1 in the second set. Rafael Nadal beat Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the French Open final for his 14th championship at Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam title overall, adding to two records he already owned. Nadal described that foot as being “asleep” on Sunday. He has been dealing with chronic pain in that foot and has repeatedly said he could never be sure when he might be playing his last match at Roland Garros. Rafael Nadal told TV rights holder Eurosport in an interview on court after the French Open final that he played the match with “no feeling in” his left foot after getting an “injection on the nerve.” Nadal added: “It’s obvious that I can’t keep competing with the foot asleep.” Play begins at the All England Club on June 27. The 36-year-old Spaniard said he will try some new treatments over the next week to see whether that might allow him to enter Wimbledon, where he has won two of his men’s-record 22 Grand Slam titles. He said he did it because “Roland Garros is Roland Garros” - his favorite tournament and somewhere he now has won a record 14 titles. Nadal said at his postmatch news conference after beating Casper Ruud in Sunday’s final that he received anesthetizing shots for nerves in the foot that left it feeling numb. He says unless he can find another solution for the chronic problem he won’t be able to play at Wimbledon - and isn’t sure about his future in tennis. PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament (all times local):įrench Open champion Rafael Nadal says he needed multiple injections to dull the pain in his left foot before matches throughout the tournament.
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