Rafael Nadal claimed a historic 10th French Open title on Sunday, as he produced an nearly faultless display to down Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 in the Roland Garros men's final.
Overwhelmingly good from start to finish in Sunday's final, and for the entire two weeks, Nadal won his record 10th French Open title with a 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 victory over 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka.
King of clay Rafael Nadal hailed his enduring love affair with the French Open after becoming the first player in the Open Era to win the same grand slam for a 10th time.
Victory saw the Majorca-born 31-year-old become the oldest man to win the French Open in the Open Era, though he showed no signs of waning throughout this edition of the tournament. And I finished the year being World No. 1, winning here (in Paris), winning the US Open.
"He's playing the best he's ever played".
"If you are winning this kind of title you are capable of being any number in the ranking".
Both Wawrinka and Nadal have met in several courts prior to Sunday's finals with Wawrinka beating the Spaniard in the 2014 Australian Open. "And back then, of course, I couldn't even think for a second that this would ever happen to me".
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Michael Venus became New Zealand's first Grand Slam champion since 1974 on Saturday when he partnered American Ryan Harrison to the men's doubles title. I am playing very well.
When Nadal does play well, there are few who can live with him. In best-of-five matches on clay, Nadal is 102-2. "As I like to say, if I can do it, someone else can do it", he said.
"From the beginning from my side, for sure, I didn't play my best tennis", he said. On clay he's just tough to play.
"When you play against them, you have to go for your shots and you shouldn't think too much".
1 in the semifinal, what's your assessment of your game, particularly over the last two weeks and how that stands you in good stead going into the grass court season? 'For sure it's unbelievable tournament. In the women's division, Jelena Ostapenko takes the title, becoming the first unseeded female player to win the grand prize since 1933. "But if I am healthy and I am able to have the right preparation and feel healthy during Wimbledon, then I am probably going to have my chances to play well".
"Guga" also won at Roland Garros in 2000 and 2001, was ranked No. 1, and retired in 2008 with 20 singles titles.
"I'm a little emotional", Nadal said before his tearful uncle Toni, his career-long coach who will take a back seat at the end of the year, handed him La Coupe des Mousquetaires.
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