Clay court king meets absolute outsider! Rafael Nadal meets Casper Ruud in the French Open final. The Spaniard is looking to claim his 14th French Open title on Sunday from 3pm while Ruud is contesting his first major final. All information in our live ticker.
05.06.2022 | 3:00 p.m
Rafael Nadal faces Norwegian Casper Ruud in the fight for his 14th title at the French Open. The 23-year-old won on Friday in Paris in the semifinals against the Croatian Marin Cilic, who was ten years his senior, 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2, 6: 2 and is thus in a Grand Slam for the first time in his tennis career. Tournament in the final.
Previously, Alexander Zverev had to give up against Nadal due to injury. In his view, the Olympic champion twisted his ankle after more than three hours of play at a score of 6:7 (8:10), 6:6 and was unable to continue playing. An exact diagnosis was not initially available.
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