The King of Clay! Rafael Nadal wins his 11th French Open title after seeing off Austria’s Dominic Thiem in straight sets at Roland Garros
- Rafael Nadal overcame Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to win a record-breaking 11th French Open title on Sunday
- Nadal won the first set 6-4 as Thiem battled well against the world No 1 before slipping up with late errors
- The Spaniard went on to win five games in a row before Thiem got on the scoreboard in the second set
- The 32-year-old then wrapped up the second set 6-3 in 49 minutes as Thiem faced a huge up-hill battle
- Nadal struggled with circulation problems in the third set before overcoming the pain to win the French Open
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