The king of clay, Rafael Nadal won his 11th French Open title by beating Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets. World number one Nadal won 6-4 6-3 6-2 to earn his 17th Grand Slam, leaving him just three short of Roger Federer's all-time men's record.
After winning the title he said, "It's a dream to win 11 times. It was important to play the way I did. It was a tough moment when I got a cramp. He is a player who pushes you to the limit."
Nadal is the only second player in history to win the same Grand Slam on 11 occasions after Margaret Court, who won 11 Australian Open titles between 1960 and 1973.
The Tennis star was praised by the fans. He has a good fan following in India and the cricketer fraternity reacted to his epic win as well. Former cricketer like Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman congratulated Nadal.
Here are the tweets:
Congratulations #RafaNadal for maintaining the unbeaten run at the French open finals and a well deserved 17th Grand Slam title. pic.twitter.com/HbqdRGTGYc
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 10, 2018
Dream run continues! Well done, @RafaelNadal, on winning yet another @rolandgarros title, despite an injury scare towards the end. #FrenchOpen pic.twitter.com/erkUe2NsMd
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) June 10, 2018
11th French Open title.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) June 10, 2018
17th Grand Slam.
One man. Rafael Nadal . Absolutely brilliant.#KingofClay pic.twitter.com/WKijaWGJBU
The GOAT. Congrats X11 @RafaelNadal #Nadal #RG18 pic.twitter.com/ieKFAxHTwh
— Shoaib Malik (@realshoaibmalik) June 10, 2018
How is it that Nadal always seems to have that extra tank which he brings into play on clay everytime. 11th title in 14 seasons is an extraordinary achievement #FrenchOpen
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) June 10, 2018
Take a bow ????♂️ King Of Clay... #11 #FrenchOpen #Nadal #RolandGarros2018 pic.twitter.com/6igJG3vg7F
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 10, 2018
King of clay for a reason. @RafaelNadal, you champion. 11th French open title, 17th grand slam title. You are amazing. Congrats @RafaelNadal #FrenchOpen2018
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) June 11, 2018
