[NEWS] Factbox: Nadal’s record-breaking 12 French Open final victories – Loganspace AI

(Reuters) – Factbox on Rafael Nadal’s French Initiate final wins after he beat Dominic Thiem for the 2d yr running on Sunday to develop into the predominant player to decide the same Extensive Slam title 12 times, edging forward of Margaret Court docket’s 11 Australian Initiate crowns:

2005 – beat Mariano Puerta (Argentina) 6-7(6) 6-3 6-1 7-5

Rallied from a situation the complete arrangement down to beat fellow left-hander Puerta and switch out to be the predominant player to decide the French Initiate title in his predominant plan debut since Mats Wilander in 1982, surroundings in circulate an unheard of spin of success within the tournament.

2006 – beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6

Handed Federer his first defeat in a Extensive Slam final to develop into the youngest relieve-to-relieve Roland Garros winner since Bjorn Borg in 1974-75.

2007 – beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4

Federer beat Nadal for the predominant time on clay about a weeks earlier however there modified into no stopping Nadal in Paris as he grew to develop into the predominant man since Borg in 1980 to decide a hat-trick of Roland Garros titles.

2008 – beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6-1 6-3 6-0

Thrashed Federer in one hour Forty eight minutes before apologising on the close of the match. He matched Borg’s feat of 4 straight titles at Roland Garros and grew to develop into the predominant player since the Swede in 1980 to decide the tournament without losing a situation.

2010 – beat Robin Soderling (Sweden) 6-4 6-2 6-4

After having his 31-match a hit traipse in Paris snapped by Soderling the old yr, Nadal gained sweet revenge by felling the Swede to seal a fifth title in six years.

2011 – beat Roger Federer (Switzerland) 7-5 7-6 5-7 6-1

Overcame a definite Federer yet again to decide his sixth French Initiate title on the age of 25 and equal the tally of Borg. It modified into the 10th Extensive Slam title of his profession.

2012 – beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5

Went past Borg with a amazing point out in opposition to Djokovic in a rare Monday final that had diverse delays as a end result of rain.

2013 – beat David Ferrer (Spain) 6-3 6-2 6-3

Improved his profession account to 59-1 at Roland Garros by beating Ferrer in straight sets to develop into the predominant man with eight titles on the same Extensive Slam.

2014 – beat Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4

Entered Roland Garros with handiest one European claycourt title for the predominant time in 10 years however seen off Djokovic in four sets to develop into the predominant man to decide 5 straight French Initiate titles.

2017 – beat Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 6-2 6-3 6-1

Emotional scenes as he regained his Roland Garros throne with a brutal 6-2 6-3 6-1 mauling of Swiss Wawrinka to discontinuance ‘La Decima’. At 31, he develop into the oldest champion in Paris since 34-yr-veteran Andres Gimeno in 1972.

2018 – beat Dominic Thiem (Austria) 6-4 6-3 6-2

Took his Roland Garros decide-loss account to a jaw-losing 86-2 as he captured his 17th Extensive Slam title, swatting aside Thiem for a account-extending 11th crown in Paris.

2019 – beat Dominic Thiem 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1

Nadal modified into pushed presumably as arduous as he has ever been in a final within the predominant two brutal sets. But Thiem, who played sensational tennis for with regards to two hours, could additionally now not withhold the tempo and Nadal charged away to victory.