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Rafael Nadal. (VINCENT KESSLER / BILDBYRÅN)

Nadal starkast i finalen – tog sin tolfte titel i Paris

Rafael Nadal är återigen vinnare i Franska öppna. Spanjoren var pressad under de första två seten i finalen mot Dominic Thiem från Österrike men vann till slut med 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 6–1.

Det här var Nadals tolfte titel i Franska öppna. Ingen annan har vunnit en och samma grand slam-turnering tolv gånger. Totalt har Nadal 18 grand slam-titlar.

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Rafael Nadal
Wikipedia (en)
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (Catalan: [rəf(ə)ˈɛl nəˈðal pəˈɾeɾə], Spanish: [rafaˈel naˈðal paˈɾeɾa]; born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently ranked world No. 2 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).Nadal has won 18 Grand Slam titles, the second most in history for a male player, as well as a record 34 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 20 ATP Tour 500 titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. In addition, Nadal has held the world No. 1 ranking for a total of 196 weeks. In majors, Nadal has won a record twelve French Open titles, three US Open titles, two Wimbledon titles, and one Australian Open title. Nadal has won 82 career titles overall, including a record 59 clay court titles. With 81 consecutive match wins on clay, Nadal holds the record for the longest single surface win streak in the Open Era. Nadal was a member of the winning Spain Davis Cup team in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011. In 2010, he became the seventh male player in history and youngest of five in the Open Era to achieve the Career Grand Slam at age 24. He is the second male player, after Andre Agassi, to complete the singles Career Golden Slam. In 2011, Nadal was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.
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