The gods favour a certain few. And on Sunday afternoon in the final at the French Open, Rafael Nadal showed he was among the anointed as he swept to a 14th men's singles title.
The 36-year-old beat the 23-year-old Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in two hours and 18 minutes to win a record-extending 22nd singles title at a Grand Slam tournament.