Spanish Tennis champion, Rafael Nadal, 33, has won a record
12th French Open title after beating Austria's Dominic Thiem in four sets in
the final tournament of the 2019 French Open.
Nadal, the world No 2 defeated the 25-year-old Austrian
opponent & world No 4, 6-3, 5-7,
6-1, 6-1 in exactly three hours to claim his victory at the Court Philippe
Chatrier this evening.
He now becomes the first player to win a dozen titles on the
same court (Margaret Court won her 12 Australian Opens at different venues),
putting him four clear of Roger Federer’s eight at Wimbledon and Novak
Djokovic’s seven in Melbourne.
The win for him, also means he now has 18 Grand Slam,
(French Open - 12, US Open - 3, Wimbledon - 2 and Australian Open - 1).
Speaking on his win, he said: 'Congrats to Dominic, I feel
sorry because he deserves it, I really hope he wins in future. He has
unbelievable intensity and passion for this sport. I want to encourage him.
'It's an unbelievable moment for me, I can't explain it. For
me it was a dream to play the first time in 2005.
'I never thought back then that in 2019 I would still be
here so it's very special for me.'