Roger Federer ... loss, Nadal would win 14 straight finals before that SW19 defeat – including a rampant 2005 clay season run that culminated in the first of 14 titles at Roland Garros.

Casper Ruud was the last player who faced Rafael Nadal in the French Open final. Nadal last lifted a Grand Slam at the 2022 Roland Garros after ... court Major for the first time in his career.