'This record will never be beaten' - Reaction to Rafael Nadal winning 'phenomenal' 14th French Open title

Eurosport's experts have been queuing up to laud Rafael Nadal after he clinched a «phenomenal» record-extending 14th French Open title. The King of Clay sealed his latest historic triumph at Roland-Garros after putting on an absolute masterclass to down Casper Ruud in comprehensive fashion with a 6-3 6-3 6-0 victory on Sunday afternoon. Ad/> Nadal now has a staggering 22 Grand Slam singles titles to his name, which puts him two clear of the tallies of his great tennis rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the all-time race.

It is also the first time Nadal has won the Australian Open and the French Open in the same year. /> Roland-Garros'I'm not the first victim' — Ruud jokes about losing to Nadal in French Open finalAN HOUR AGO The legendary Spaniard received an ovation he will likely never forget as he walked out onto Court Philippe-Chatrier, with talk of him potentially retiring swirling due to his prolonged injury struggles, but he showed no signs of discomfort during his dominant victory in two hours and 18 minutes. Nadal suggested in his victory speech afterwards that he will not leave the sport just yet and plans to instead “keep fighting”, and it was a sentiment that delighted the Eurosport experts, many of whom were courtside in Paris.

«We are witnessing sports history with Rafa, we thought it before, and now even more so,» Mats Wilander said. «John McEnroe said he will never be beaten – and no, this record will never be beaten at a Grand Slam. Will this record be beaten in any sporting event that’s annual? That’s the question.

“He’s not going anywhere! The way he looked from 3-1 in the second set… that’s as good a clay-court match as you can play. It’s unbelievable. I thought he’d show his age at some