Spain's Rafael Nadal made history by winning a record 10th French Open title with victory over Stan Wawrinka in the 2017 Roland-Garros Men's final in Paris.
Rafael Nadal, 31-year-old, came through 6-2 6-3 6-1 against the Swiss third seed Stan Wawrinka to claim his 15th Grand Slam title.
Nadal was overwhelmingly good from start to finish against Wawrinka in the final, and he becomes the first man or woman in the Open era to have won a Grand Slam tournament 10 times.Wawrinka, 32-year-old, was beaten in a major final for the first time after winning his first three In his career. Wawrinka's firepower off both forehand and backhand had seen off world number one
Andy Murray in the semi-finals, but he could not dominate Nadal in the same way.
The Spaniard won the title for the loss of just 35 games over the course of seven matches.
What a way to make history both in Tennis and in sport overall. A 15th Grand Slam win, a record
10th French Open title (the first player to achieve that feat in any Grand Slam tournament) and another "La Decima" record after 10 titles in Monte Carlo and 10 titles in Barcelona. Way to go Rafa, he truly is the King of Clay for a reason, I just knew he could do it. Tough luck for Wawrinka, he had a great run too beating Murray in the semis and he didn't play that badly but Nadal had absolutely nothing to lose and was playing perhaps one of his best ever matches. Wish both players all the best for the rest of the season and all Tennis lovers can't wait for Wimbledon to start.
Really enjoyed these two weeks of Tennis, see you again next year Roland Garros.
They all wrong again, no?He is done. He is finished. He is over. He will never comeback. He is too old. He is too weak. His
should fire his coach.He can't hold a game. He can't win a set. He will never win another master series. He will never win a slam. Nadal was just streets ahead of everyone else in the tournament.
Rafael Nadal moves above Pete Sampras on the list of all-time Grand Slam winners into second place behind Roger Federer, who beat the Spaniard to win his 18th at the Australian Open in January.Only Australia's Margaret Court has more victories at a single Grand Slam tournament, with 11 Australian Open wins between 1960 and 1973.
The Open era, when the Grand Slam tournaments allowed professional players to compete with
amateurs, began in 1968.
Nadal untouchable in clay-court history his clay-court prowess as unassailable as ever.
Over the past two weeks en route to the final, Not only did Nadal win every set he played in the tournament, he dropped a total of only 35 games, the second fewest by any man on the way to any title at a Grand Slam tournament in the Open era with all matches being best-of-five-sets.
Securing a 10th title in Paris - La Decima, Nadal's place as the greatest clay-courter in Tennis history.
Nadal's 10 French Open final victories
2005 - beat Mariano Puerta (Argentina) 6-7 (6-8) 6-3 6-1 7-5
2006 - beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6 (7-4)
2007 - beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
2008 - beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-1 6-3 6-0
2010 - beat Robin Soderling (Sweden) 6-4 6-2 6-4
2011 - beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 5-7 6-1
2012 - beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5
2013 - beat David Ferrer (Spain) 6-3 6-2 6-3
2014 - beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4
2017 - beat Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 6-2 6-3 6-1.