Nadal has now won 18 Grand Slam titlesRafael Nadal maintained his stranglehold on the French Open by beating Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem in four sets to lift a 12th men's singles title. The 33-year-old is the first player to win 12 singles titles at the same Grand Slam and has now won 18 majors overall. Thiem, 25, suffered his second Grand Slam final defeat after losing in three sets to Nadal in last year's final. That left Nadal serving for the opening set, which he clinched when Thiem dragged a backhand wide on the second set point. The Spaniard moved into a 3-0 lead, after seeing off break points in his two service games, before breaking again for a 5-1 lead.

Source: BBC June 09, 2019 16:14 UTC