PARIS: Rafael Nadal claimed an 11th French Open title on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-Three, 6-2 demolition of Dominic Thiem despite a worrying harm scare within the last phases of the final.
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The 32-year-old international number one now has 17 Grand Slam titles, just three behind nice rival Roger Federer.
Nadal persevered a nervy conclusion to the final, alternatively, when he wanted treatment within the fourth sport of the third set for a finger harm before sealing victory on a 5th match level when Thiem fired a backhand long.
"It's really incredible. I played a great match against a great player," mentioned Nadal.
"I had tricky second within the third set with cramps in my hand. I used to be very scared but that's recreation - it was very humid.
"To win 11 occasions right here - it's implausible and not something I ever dreamed of."
Nadal joins Australia's Margaret Court as the only player to win 11 titles on the same main.
Victory also took Nadal's record at Roland Garros to 86 wins and just two losses.
For Thiem, enjoying in his first Slam final, it was a tremendous letdown for a player who's the only guy to have beaten the Spaniard on clay within the ultimate two years.
With a celeb target audience - together with actors Hugh Grant and Tim Roth as well as French stars Marion Cotillard and Jean Dujardin - observing, Nadal flew out of the blocks.
He reeled off the primary six issues for a 2-0 lead before Thiem settled and repaired the wear for 2-2.
The Austrian speared a 222 km/h ace just for just right measure within the fourth sport to save a ruin level.
He saved another two within the 11-minute sixth sport, a performance cheered through the gang who in brief become extra animated when glum-looking French football icon Zinedine Zidane was spotted within the stadium.
Despite matching Nadal forehand for forehand, Thiem was undone within the 10th sport when three mistakes handed Nadal the outlet set after 52 mins on court docket.
A wild, misguided forehand sealed his fate, one among 18 unforced mistakes to Nadal's 12 within the set.
In their earlier nine conferences, all on clay, the man who took the outlet set went directly to win the match.
That scenario loomed again with Nadal going to 2-0 in the second set on a 5th ruin level as Thiem fired another backhand large.
Thiem wasted a ruin level within the seventh sport as Nadal collected a time violation for taking too long to serve.
The international number one saved it and went directly to protected a two units lead when but another backhand from the Austrian drifted large.
Thiem was under the cosh, saving 4 ruin issues within the first sport of the third set before Nadal inevitably broke for 2-1.
Bizarrely, Nadal then halted enjoying within the fourth sport complaining of pain in his left hand and stretching his middle finger.
He still won the sport anyway before summoning the doctor and teacher courtside.
Whatever the problem, his dominance remained and a love sport took him to 4-2 before he eventually sealed victory on a 5th match level when the Austrian fired another backhand long.
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The 32-year-old international number one now has 17 Grand Slam titles, just three behind nice rival Roger Federer.
Nadal persevered a nervy conclusion to the final, alternatively, when he wanted treatment within the fourth sport of the third set for a finger harm before sealing victory on a 5th match level when Thiem fired a backhand long.
"It's really incredible. I played a great match against a great player," mentioned Nadal.
"I had tricky second within the third set with cramps in my hand. I used to be very scared but that's recreation - it was very humid.
"To win 11 occasions right here - it's implausible and not something I ever dreamed of."
Nadal joins Australia's Margaret Court as the only player to win 11 titles on the same main.
Victory also took Nadal's record at Roland Garros to 86 wins and just two losses.
For Thiem, enjoying in his first Slam final, it was a tremendous letdown for a player who's the only guy to have beaten the Spaniard on clay within the ultimate two years.
With a celeb target audience - together with actors Hugh Grant and Tim Roth as well as French stars Marion Cotillard and Jean Dujardin - observing, Nadal flew out of the blocks.
He reeled off the primary six issues for a 2-0 lead before Thiem settled and repaired the wear for 2-2.
The Austrian speared a 222 km/h ace just for just right measure within the fourth sport to save a ruin level.
He saved another two within the 11-minute sixth sport, a performance cheered through the gang who in brief become extra animated when glum-looking French football icon Zinedine Zidane was spotted within the stadium.
Despite matching Nadal forehand for forehand, Thiem was undone within the 10th sport when three mistakes handed Nadal the outlet set after 52 mins on court docket.
A wild, misguided forehand sealed his fate, one among 18 unforced mistakes to Nadal's 12 within the set.
In their earlier nine conferences, all on clay, the man who took the outlet set went directly to win the match.
That scenario loomed again with Nadal going to 2-0 in the second set on a 5th ruin level as Thiem fired another backhand large.
Thiem wasted a ruin level within the seventh sport as Nadal collected a time violation for taking too long to serve.
The international number one saved it and went directly to protected a two units lead when but another backhand from the Austrian drifted large.
Thiem was under the cosh, saving 4 ruin issues within the first sport of the third set before Nadal inevitably broke for 2-1.
Bizarrely, Nadal then halted enjoying within the fourth sport complaining of pain in his left hand and stretching his middle finger.
He still won the sport anyway before summoning the doctor and teacher courtside.
Whatever the problem, his dominance remained and a love sport took him to 4-2 before he eventually sealed victory on a 5th match level when the Austrian fired another backhand long.
Rafael Nadal claims record-extending 11th French Open title
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