Twitter Reacts to Rafael Nadal Winning His 14th French Open

Social media was excited to watch Nadal continue his dominance.

Rafael Nadal continued to make history on Sunday by defeating Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the French Open Final. It was his 14th French Open title in 17 tries, and 22nd major title overall, both the most ever.

22 in 2022!

The moment @RafaelNadal captured a 14th #RolandGarros title 🏆pic.twitter.com/I69NMZaGZY

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 5, 2022

Many people on social media understood the magnitude of this match in tennis history as Nadal further separates himself from Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in total majors won.

🇪🇸 @RafaelNadal is in a league of his own #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/cxRKww2RPl

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) June 5, 2022

Pete Sampras, once considered the GOAT, retired in 2003 with a record 14 major titles.

Rafa Nadal has now matched that total at the French Open alone.

Rafa has now doubled John McEnroe's majors total (7) at the French Open alone.

— Ian O'Connor (@Ian_OConnor) June 5, 2022

It’s really hard to imagine anyone EVER being like Mr @RafaelNadal …especially on red clay.

— Patrick McEnroe (@PatrickMcEnroe) June 5, 2022

What Rafael Nadal just did, winning the Australian Open & French Open on a fully anesthetized foot with a dying bone in it, at 36-years-old, is one of the great achievements in the history of sports.

It’s Tiger at the 2008 US Open… twice.

Vamos Rafa.

— Charlie Kravitz (@CKravitz17) June 5, 2022

And everyone made sure to congratulate Nadal on another successful French Open campaign, including one from Real Madrid:

Congratulations on this historic feat, @RafaelNadal. It's an honour being able to enjoy a great madridista and honorary club member as the best tennis player of all-time. Congratulations on your 22nd Grand Slam, your 14th @rolandgarros title, without doubt a magic number in 2022.

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) June 5, 2022

And another from 11-time major champion Rod Laver:

Congratulations Rafael Nadal, 14 French Open crowns and 22 majors. A flawless performance caps off a grueling fortnight. I hope you get some rest now, half way to the Slam! 🚀 https://t.co/XXxj0uhjWU

— Rod Laver (@rodlaver) June 5, 2022

Nadal has now won each of the first two majors this year, giving him a chance to earn a grand slam if he can take home Wimbledon and the U.S Open. However, that won’t be easy as he needs to recover quickly for Wimbledon, which begins in less than a month.

For now, Nadal can celebrate the fact that no one is more dominant on a surface than he is on clay.