Roland Garros 2018: Rafael Nadal wins his eleventh trophy

The world number one Rafael Nadal has offered himself an eleventh record at Roland Garros.

Roland-Garros remains an impregnable fortress. Master of the house, Rafael Nadal won his 11th title on Paris clay by dominating Dominic Thiem in the final, 6-4 6-3 6-2, and at the same time gets his 17th Grand Slam title.

This eleventh title in Paris in fourteen participations allows the 32-year-old Spaniard to return to three lengths of the Roger Federer Grand Slam trophy record (20) and maintain the number one place worldwide this Monday.

The Austrian had some arguments to make: is not he the only one to have beaten Nadal on clay in the last two seasons? Still, it is not the same thing to dominate the king of the earth in Madrid or Rome than in the final at Roland-Garros.

Rafael Nadal, ran on all balls, countered at the slightest opportunity, hit even harder and, above all, made speak an otherwise more developed tactical sense.
But he needed five match points to conclude after 2:42 of the match.

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