Roland Garros 2022

McEnroe: "If anyone wins the Roland Garros 14 times, I'll broadcast with my head down"

Former tennis player was stunned by Mandal: "It will not happen again."

Willander: "He might be considered the greatest of them all", Korcha: "I do not understand how he won"

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06/06/2022

Monday, 06 June 2022, 06:05

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Raphael Nadal yesterday (Sunday) won the Roland Garros for the 14th time in his career and the 22nd Grand Slam title as he widened the gap from Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic to two titles.

The Spaniard defeated Caspar Rod 3: 6, 3: 6, 0: 6 to complete his second Grand Slam win this year.

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Willander and McEnroe (Photo: GettyImages, John Berry)

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After the game, Eurosport commentators analyzed Nadal's tremendous achievement, probably given the fact that he was injured and absent for a month and a half during the year and then injured his leg again.

In addition, they talked about Nadal's future and the fight for the all-time Grand Slam record.

Former tennis player John McEnroe said: "It's beyond belief. Pete Sampras needed 35 years to equal Roy Emerson's record for Grand Slam tournaments. We thought we would have to wait another 30 years before the record was broken and then came one player, another one and suddenly three. Most of us thought it would be Novak Djokovic who would run away with the winning table, but then came this terrible mess in Australia earlier this year.I do not think Novak thought Rafa would win the Australian Championship.

"Then Djokovic came to Roland Garros and thought he could match Nadal, and then Rafa took the trophy again. If anyone ever did something like that, I would stand on my head for the entire broadcast. If Eurosport invited me again in 15 years and Caspar Rod will win his 14th title at Roland Garros, I will broadcast the whole game on my head.It will never happen again in tennis, that one man or one woman will win the same Grand Slam tournament so many times, so enjoy it as long as it happens. Passed hints as if he would not play anymore. I do not know if that is true, but it sounds likely that it was his last game.

"He talked about not playing at Wimbledon, but why not play?

Maybe he will complete winning all four Grand Slam titles this year?

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"No one will be able to break that record."

Nadal (Photo: Reuters)

Former tennis player Mats Willander said: "We are witnessing history with Rafa, we thought so before and of course today. John McEnroe said no one will break that record and there is really no chance anyone will do it. The question is whether anyone in the sport will break that record At an annual event. He's not going anywhere, Nadal. How he looks 3-1 behind in the second set, you can not play better on clay. It's unbelievable. I thought his age would manifest at some point, I thought Caspar Rod's modern game would satisfy him "Dividends, but it did not happen. Nadal played so smart in the important points and I can only imagine how Caspar Rod felt during the game, it is impossible."

The Swede went on to say: "I believe this is the sweetest title for Nadal. First of all, he did not know at all if he would play every morning when he woke up. Now we are concentrating on 14, but 22, he has two more titles than Roger Federer and Novak "Djokovic and maybe that's why he will be considered the greatest of all time. He is so humble and it seems that he will only continue like this."

Former tennis player Tim Hanman added: "It was a phenomenal performance on the part of Nadal. He was great, he had no relegations and he is a worthy champion. When you have won as much as Sandal has won, you never know what awaits around the corner. He is very honest about his future He said he did not know if he would play here next year. When you see a show like this with 11 games in a row, it was another huge performance on clay. It's a great pleasure to see one of the greatest champions in tennis "

"Nadal's biggest challenge will be to stay healthy."

Hanman (Photo: GettyImages, Matthew Stockman)

Former tennis player Chris Everett said: "Two years ago I thought Novak would be the one to win the most Grand Slam titles, he was first in the world, Rafa started winning only Roland Garros and was not sure he could win titles on a hard surface. Now he has two Grand Slam titles. Above all and it seems that his body is coping. I think this is the most significant title he has won, he has faced so many problems. Four or five weeks ago we did not know at all if he would play in Roland Garros, but he came back and managed to win. Today he arrived calm "Very, with a lot of freedom, I think he knew Casper didn't have that punch that could hurt him. Rafa kept quiet, played steadily and was good enough to win the title."

Hanman added: "If Nadal is healthy, which is his biggest challenge right now because of a leg injury, can he win Wimbledon? Of course he is. It's very exciting. I think he has a great chance to finish when he wins the Grand Slam. It will be fascinating to see that. I I really hope we see Rafa on the grass. "

Former Spanish tennis player Alex Korca said: "I do not understand anything. How did Rafa win the tournament after he was barely able to walk a few weeks ago? In the first week here he was fine and then out of nowhere suddenly raised his level against Novak and again against Zebrav. Today "It felt to me that he was not 100%, and that with all due respect to Caspar, who did what he could. I do not understand how Rafa did it. He will have to explain to us sometime because I do not understand it."

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