Monday, 12 June 2017

French Open: Rafael Nadal wins tournament for a 10th time




    Spain's Rafael Nadal made history by winning a record 10th French Open title with victory over Stan Wawrinka in the Paris final.
   Nadal, 31, came through 6-2 6-3 6-1 against the Swiss third seed to claim his 15th major title.

   He becomes the first person in the Open era to have won a Grand Slam tournament 10 times.
   Wawrinka, 32, was beaten in a major final for the first time after winning his first three.
    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.

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