PARIS — This time, about a month out, even Rafael Nadal had his doubts about what his chances were going to be for yet another French Open title. So that’s makes these last few weeks very, very special,” Nadal was able to say Sunday night. That gave Nadal a 12th trophy at Roland Garros and 18 major championships in all, just two behind Roger Federer’s record for men. But here might be the biggest lesson for Nadal himself, and for those who follow, and talk about, tennis: Stop thinking Nadal can’t keep coming back and can’t keep adding to his resume. “Here I am, at the age of 33, enjoying, playing good tennis,” Nadal said, “and let’s see for how long I am able to manage and to continue this.”——AP Sports Writer Andrew Dampf contributed to this report.

Source: National Post June 10, 2019 06:33 UTC