Hello and welcome to live coverage of the French Open 2022 men’s singles final between 13-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal, and the first Norwegian man to make it to the final of a Grand Slam, Casper Ruud.
The Spaniard has been struggling with a recurring foot injury since a week before the French Open started. But he’s shown no signs of struggling with it nor has he slowed down as he’s stormed his way to a 14th French Open final. His first three matches were straight-forward straight-sets wins, and then he turned on the afterburners towards the end of the match against Felix Auger-Aliassime to win it in five. Against World No 1 Novak Djokovic, he was at his best. Things might have been different in the semi-final against the gritty Alexander Zverev, but for the German’s unfortunate nasty tumble. Now the 36-year-old is one win away from becoming the oldest French Open winner.
But he has to beat ‘a student’ today. Casper Ruud has been training at the Rafa Nadal…