Tim Henman has tipped Rafael Nadal to continue playing with the calendar Grand Slam on the line despite recently fuelling retirement talk. The Spaniard’s storied legacy continued to grow after he captured a record-extending 22nd major title at the French Open on Sunday.
After three successive matches where he was pushed to his limits by Felix Auger Aliassime, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev, the world number four produced arguably his best performance of the year to defeat Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in yesterday’s final. Two days after his 36th birthday, Nadal received the perfect gift as he lifted the coveted La Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy aloft for the 14th time.
With the victory, the tennis legend has now won both the Australian and French Opens in the same year for the very first time. He is now halfway to the coveted career Grand Slam, and Henman believes the icon will be keen to try and sweep all the majors this year.
