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Rafael Nadal's future in question due to foot injury after French Open win

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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Rafael Nadal will now turn his attention to Wimbledon and his foot after winning his 14th French Open title Sunday against Casper Ruud, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0.

The foot issue didn’t appear to bother Nadal in his straight-set victory over Ruud. But it was bothering him more than he let on, raising questions about whether he will play in England.

He said after the match he will try treatment to lessen the pain but acknowledged he may have to undergo surgery and eventually make "a decision about what’s the next step in my future." "It’s obvious that, with the circumstances that I am playing, I can’t, and I don’t want to keep going," said Nadal, 36.. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Spain's Rafael Nadal bites the trophy after winning the final match against Norway's Casper Ruud in three sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0, at the French Open at Roland Garros stadium in Paris Sunday, June 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) He told the crowd at Roland Garros he will try to push through as long as possible "I don’t know what can happen in the future, but I’m going to keep fighting to try to keep going," he said. BILLIE JEAN KING RECEIVES FRANCE’S HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOR ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FRENCH OPEN TRIUMPH Spain's Rafael Nadal lifts the trophy after winning the final match against Norway's Casper Ruud in three sets, 6-3, 6-3, 6-0, at the French Open at Roland Garros stadium in Paris Sunday, June 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) Nadal moved to 14-0 in finals at Roland Garros and 112-3 overall in the tournament.

Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam titles are the most in the men’s division in the Open era. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic each have 20.

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Andy Murray has shared his thoughts on how Rafael Nadal played through pain to triumph at the French Open and the differences between their situations. Nadal has twice defied a chronic foot problem in 2022 to win the Australian Open and then the French Open, while he also suffered a stress fracture in his rib prior to Roland-Garros. Ad/> As he pursued a record-extending 14th title in Paris, whispers spread that he was set to retire after the tournament.
Rafael Nadal further cemented himself as one of the greatest tennis players to ever take to the court when he clinched his 14th French Open this past weekend.

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