The oldest champion in tournament history had been Andres Gimeno, who was 34 when he won in 1972. Nadal's victory came two days after his 36th birthday and made him the oldest title winner in the history of the clay-court tournament.

So let's be confident, and let's be positive. I am always a positive guy, and I always expect things going the right way. Can happen once, but no, is not a philosophy of life that I want to follow. I don't want to put myself in that position again. If I am able to play with anti-inflammatories? Yes. 'Wimbledon is a priority, always been a priority. He said if the procedure doesn't work, he'll have to decide if he's ready to undergo a major surgery with no guarantee that it will be successful and might require a prolonged recovery time.īut he did confirm he would not go through the whole process of getting injections daily to get him through Wimbledon. Wimbledon is not a tournament that I want to miss. 'I'm going to be in Wimbledon if my body is ready to be in Wimbledon,' Nadal said. The success of that procedure will dictate whether he plays Wimbledon or not. It is not a long-term solution to the chronic foot problem, and he is expected to visit a specialist next week to undergo a fresh procedure - a radiofrequency nerve ablation. Nadal revealed during his media availability after the match that he'd been undergoing frequent injections into a nerve throughout the past two weeks at Roland Garros, serving to numb the pain in his foot caused by Mueller-Weiss syndrome. 'I don't know what can happen in the future,' Nadal told the crowd, 'but I'm going to keep fighting to try to keep going.' We played with no feeling on the foot, we played with an injection in the nerve so the foot was asleep - that's why I was able to play.'ĭuring the trophy ceremony, Nadal thanked his family and support team for helping him, because otherwise, he would have needed to 'retire much before.' I had my doctor here with me - I don't know how to say in English what we did. 'I had a stress fracture of the rib, then I have the foot, which stays there all the time. 'The preparation was not ideal,' he said.

Nadal told Eurosport after his 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 victory that he received an injection to numb his foot for Sunday's final. But he revealed after the match that he needed an injection to his ailing left foot just to be able to play. Rafael Nadal overwhelmed Casper Ruud in straight sets Sunday to win his 14th French Open championship and 22nd Grand Slam title. Rafael Nadal wins 14th French Open title, 22nd Grand Slam, becomes oldest champ in tourney history You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser

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