Roland Garros 2019: "All the issues in the last 18 months makes these last few weeks very, very special" - Nadal
Rafael Nadal kept his iron grip on the Coupe des Mousquetaires by beating Dominic Thiem in four sets to win a record-breaking 12th French Open title.
It was a repeat of last year's final and, although Thiem managed to win a set this time, he was unable to join Robin Soderling and Novak Djokovic as the only men to beat Nadal at Roland Garros, going down 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1.
Nadal now stands on his own as the most successful singles player, male or female, at a single Grand Slam having moved clear of the 11 titles won by Margaret Court at the Australian Open.
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.
