Rafael Nadal has defeated Dominic Thiem in straight sets at Roland Garros to win a record 11th French Open title. The King of Clay work hard for another victory in the French capital to the delight of those in attendance. He required a little over two and a half hours to get himself over the line, earning a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 triumph to lift the trophy for the second year in a row.
At 2-1 in the fourth set, Rafa stopped serving during a game because he couldn’t straighten his left middle finger. At the following changeover, Rafa was given a salt pill by a doctor and had his left forearm massaged by a trainer. But Rafa’s form never wavered, and soon enough he was celebrating his 17th Grand Slam title overall, second among men only to Roger Federer’s 20.
After the match, Rafa said:
It was the best match tournament of me. It was important because Dominic is a very aggressive player. I had a tough moment in the third set when I got cramp in my hand. I was very scared. But that is sport. It is very humid and I was against a tough player who pushes you to the end.
Rafa has a whopping 86-2 record at the French Open after Sunday’s victory. The victory also allowed our champ to hold onto the No. 1 ranking.
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Yeahhh! 👏🏻😊 Simply amazing – a huge congratulations Rafa on your 11th. RG title 🏆😃❤️
Lovely pictures of a legendary champ – Very happy 😍👍🏻
VAMOS RAFA! 🎾💪🏼😘🍀
Super super congrats Rafa the magnificent !!what a man ; what a player !!! Just unbelievable . Rafa rocks forever !!!
Congratulations Rafa, 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷on your 11th RG. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆. I have no words to describe , the happiness and gratitude I feel.
Thank you Rafa for those magical moments.
Love you Rafa, always. 💙💖💟💜💛💚💛💜💟💖
Hey hey hey! Congratulations Rafa! After the first set was won I boarded my flight knowing fully well that our champ would pull through.
Some security person at the airport tried to dampen my day, but now I’m super happy thanks to champion Rafa… Mwah!!!
Fantastic Rafa, you are truly amazing. Love the way you play with all your heart and soul. Congratulations on your 11th Roland Garros Title you totally deserve it
Xxx
Over a decade of privilege to witness the greatest men’s tennis player in the history of the game!! A warrior. How many others can be called warriors? None. He is the most exciting player that ever played the game. Congratulations Rafael. <3
SO AGREE, HE REALLY IS THE MOST EXCITING. JUST LOVE WATCHING HIM,. IF HE AIN’T PLAYIN..I AIN’T WATCHIN..SIMPLE .ABSOLUTELY NO
ONE ELSE EVEN COMES CLOSE!!
Congratulation !!! Rafa
VAMOS RAFA
No boubt the best. Congrats Rafa on ur 11th French Open Title. VAMOS RAGA. God bless
So happy for Rafa, our amazing champion! I thought Thiem would cause Rafa more trouble than he did and least win a set, but as usual Rafa raises his game when it matters – that’s why he has his 17 slams. The only worrying moment was the cramp, otherwise it was never in doubt despite how well Thiem played. It’s lovely to see Rafa hugging that trophy again! Hope this gives Rafa confidence for the rest of the season. Vamos!!
Vamos Rafa
Absolutely fantastic!!!! Love you! Hope your hand is feeling better and that it is fine!!
You are the greatest champion in every way. I still wish you to go on and continue to be successful in tennis and in life.
Thank you for being who you are and giving your fans such joy and fun!
Love you!
VAMOS
Hi Rafa,Fantastic match u have played today.You won very comfortable…its nice feeling for me.take care on your health…enjoy the moment..
CongraTs Rafa and Rafans🎉🎉🎉💪💪💪💪🏆🏆🏆❤❤❤
Just insane !!!!! Tellement énorme !!! I hope is hand is ok ❤️💪🏽🎾
CongraTs Rafa and Rafans🎉🎉🎉💪💪💪💪🏆🏆🏆
Just phenomenal from Rafa! He’s simply awesome. Well done to Dominic Thiem for reaching the final. His day will come.
Campeon Roland Garros 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆😱❤️🤗Encroyable
ENHORABUENA!!!!!!’…no hay palabras para describirte todo lo k estas haciendo en el tenis….con lagrimas en los ojos te digo….SIEMPRE CONTIGO…ADELANTE…Y TE QUEREMOS RAFA….eres d admirar en todo Rafa…..GRACIAS!!!!!
Very well played match ,you the best on clay, king of clay congratulation , best of luck in london
Vamooooos! No words for that. #11 is just amazing. So happy for you. Enjoy the moment with your family. Vamos Rafa <3