French Open: Rafael Nadal beats Casper Ruud for 14th Roland Garros title

Rafael Nadal reclaimed his crown as the king of the French Open, winning a record-extending 14th title.

Nadal extended his record number of Grand Slam men's singles titles to 22 with a 6-3 6-3 6-0 victory over Norway's Ruud.

He moved ahead of his rivals.

Nadal has won more matches on the Paris clay than anyone else.

The last time Nadal won back-to-back major titles was in 2010 when he won the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open in a row.

Two days after his 36th birthday, Nadal became the oldest French Open men's singles champion in history, beating out fellow Spaniard Andres Gimeno.

After taking his second match point and winning in two hours and 18 minutes, the left-handed tennis player dropped his racquet.

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The physical issues that have hampered Nadal in recent times make his achievements even more impressive.

At the end of last year, he thought he would have to retire because of his foot problems, and he was troubled by the issue at the Italian Open earlier this month.

After his 21st major win at the Australian Open, he missed two months of the season because of a rib injury.

A lot of energy is needed to keep going. After lifting the trophy, Nadal said "merci, merci beaucoup".

I don't know what will happen in the future, but I will keep fighting

Nadal far from best but still has too much quality

He was making his debut in a Grand Slam final and faced Nadal for the first time as a professional.

Nadal was far from his best, but he was still able to see off his opponent.

I have to feel what it is like to play against you in a final. In his speech, Nadal was told that he was not the first person to be victims.

The first point of the match may have indicated his nerves, but he was powerless to stop Nadal from taking his serve for a 2-0 lead.

Nadal's serve has been far from impenetrable and he was broken in the next game after two double faults, which may be indicative of the pain he has been feeling with his foot problem.

He regained the lead in the fourth game when his opponent's groundstrokes let him down.

In 48 minutes, Nadal held his serve and took the first set.

Nadal had won 100 of the 101 matches he had played at the French Open where he had won the first set.

There was more pressure on the serve in the opening game of the second set.

When Nadal produced a terrible service game and hit a double fault on the first break point, he was able to move 3-1 ahead.

When a forehand went long, Nadal quickly broke back and punched the air.

After taking a break with a hold, he lost his serve again for 4-3 when he threw the ball long.

He saved three set points before producing a double fault to hand over a two-set lead.

No one had ever beaten Nadal from that position in 90 attempts, and few even took him to a fourth.

With Nadal dominating the third set in just 30 minutes, it never looked like that would happen.

There's more to come.