French Open 2019: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem to claim 12th Roland Garros title
No one in tennis ever has won any major tournament that many times. Rafael Nadal is now 93-2 for his career at the French Open, having won the title 12 times.
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Thiem, a 25-year-old Austrian who was seeded No 4 and upset No 1 Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals, was eyeing his first major title in this rematch of the 2018 final in Paris. But again, he couldn't solve Nadal, losing the first set. AP
In the second set, Nadal found his French Open supremacy seemingly threatened by Thiem. A poor game from Nadal allowed Thiem to break him and even things. That development brought fans to their feet in Philippe Chatrier, roaring and clapping and, above all, wondering: Was this, now, a real contest? AP
Nadal reasserted himself, as he usually does at Roland Garros, by grabbing 16 of the next 17 points and 12 of the remaining 14 games, pulling away to beat Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 for his record-extending 12th championship at the French Open. AP
No one in tennis ever has won any major tournament that many times. Nadal is 93-2 for his career at Roland Garros, winning four in a row from 2005-08, five in a row from 2010-14, and now three in a row. AP
Prior to the men's singles final, The second-seeded team of Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic won the women's doubles title at the French Open for their second Grand Slam title as a pairing. AP