Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal earned his record seventh French Open title this morning, beating Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5.
The match was delayed briefly during the fourth set because of a rain shower, but Nadal quickly regained himself to beat “The Joker”.
Congratulations to Nadal, who has now won seven of the past eight French Open titles.
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Rafael Nadal also becomes just the 10th player in Open Era history to win 50 titles, with 36 of his successes occurring on clay.
— Rafael Nadal Fans (@RafaelNadalFC) June 11, 2012
Djokovic on Nadal & match to NBC: "It's incredible what he's achieving in his career. I gave it all, really."#RG12
— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) June 11, 2012
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Nadal is the 3rd-youngest man to win 11 Grand Slam titles after Borg and Federer. #RG12
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 11, 2012
Congratulations to Rafael Nadal for claiming his 7th French Open and 11th Grand Slam title. One of tennis' great sports ambassadors. #tennis
— Roger Federer News (@FedererNews) June 11, 2012
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To Mac's question of whether Nadal wanted Novak to be the one he beat in the final. "No! I wanted another one, easier!"
— Mariya K (@MariyaKTennis) June 11, 2012
Rafa Nadal is now 52-1 at Roland Garros in his career with 7 French Open Titles (no one has more).. 11 Grand Slams overall..
— Kevin Negandhi (@KNegandhiESPN) June 11, 2012
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