Nadal, known as the king of clay, proved his mettle on clay court on Sunday night by defeating Norway’s Caspar Rudd 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 to win a record 14th French Open. ,
Following Nadal’s victory, former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Ravi Shastri and footballer David de Gea congratulated the 36-year-old tennis ace for his remarkable performance.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar tweeted, “Winning the record 14th French Open and 22nd Grand Slam at the age of 36 is an incredible achievement. Congratulations. ”
Going there to win the record 14th @rolandgarros and the 22nd Grand Slam in 36 years is an incredible achievement … https://t.co/hHUyVlElN1
– Sachin Tendulkar (sachin_rt) 165446335000
“I just saw the most special tribute to Rafa Nadal on Supersport and realized again how special that man is. It has also been revealed that Caspar Rudd attended his academy and faced the Masters in the final today. Incredible! So how good is Rafa’s academy? “Tweeted veteran South African cricketer AB de Villiers.
Caspar Rudd – Already a true champion. He will come back! And Rafa, Rafa means Rafa. Always down to earth, whatever… https://t.co/ZAhLfo8SDG
– AB de Villiers (de ABdeVilliers17) 1654444433000
“Rafael Nadal, I love you,” tweeted David de Gea, a Spanish teammate and goalkeeper for the country’s national football team.
I love you afaRafaelNadal # 14 #RolandGarros
– David de Gea (D_DeGea) 1654443174000
Former India coach Ravi Shastri called Nadal a modern-day Hercules, while Virender Sehwag described the Spaniard as the king of mud.
He said, “The modern-day Hercules will not melt in the hottest pot. Favorite it starts at just 15. Just crazy Always salute @RafaelNadal @rolandgarros #Nadal #FrenchOpen, “he said.
Hercules of modern times which will not melt in the hottest clay pot. Favorite it starts at just 15. Only Insa… https://t.co/U3pJtpbztb
– Ravi Shastri (avRaviShastriOfc) 165446568000
Sehwag said, “King of the soil. What a champion Nadal, number 14 in #RolandGarros. ”
King of the soil what champion #RolandGarros on NADAL No. 14 https://t.co/KAp3aUraoo
– Virendra Sehwag (irevirendersehwag) 1654443651000
Spanish badminton player Carolina Marin tweeted, “Wenny, Weedy, Vicky. Let’s enjoy it because we won’t see anything like it. ”
,, @ RafaelNadal # RolandGarrosDisfrutemos de esto porque nunca veremos nada igual. https://t.co/iJNWesxvEO
– Carolina Marin (aCarolinaMarin) 1654443318000
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh also wrote on Twitter, “What a match. Rudd dominated the 14th French Open. RafaelNadal You are incredible! Congratulations on coming to #RolandGarros. ”
Whose match was this? Rude completely dominated and won the 14th French Open. RafaelNadal You are incredible! Congratulations… https://t.co/fkZXkbEMnS
– Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) 1654447487000
Congratulations to afaRafaelNadal for your excellent performance! It’s just to show that hard work, passion and a… https://t.co/hjrs8HTb2Y
– Stefanos Tsitsipas (steftsitsipas) 1654449144000
The undisputed king of the soil! Congratulations #legend @RafaelNadal https://t.co/YPyDXEGrgG
– Yuvraj Singh (YUVSTRONG12) 1654454790000
Incredible !! The king of clay did it again! Congratulations @RafaelNadal https://t.co/7wRVimPEJH
– Caroline Wozniacki (CaroWozniacki) 165449953000
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