Rafa Nadal Wins 11th French Open

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Unbelievable is all I have to say! Winning one tournament a record 11 times and a major at that Raphael Nadal is the only player in the history of tennis to win 3 different tournaments 11 times after capturing the French Open today. The other two tournaments were at Monte Carlo and Barcelona. Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem in straight sets by scores of 6-4, 6-3 and 6-2. He overcame cramping in his hand and finger during the match to close out Thiem and win his 17th major overall, trailing only Roger Federer's 20 majors. Thiem had beaten Nadal on clay at Rome and Madrid this year so this match was supposed to be a real test for him. But the "King of Clay" dominated the rallies and frustrated Thiem with a steady diet of shots to his backhand and opportunistic drop shots. As the Austrian found out, on the red clay of Roland Garros defeating Nadal is a tough obstacle to overcome. In other tennis action on the Women's side Simona Halep finally captured her first Gland Slam title with a 3-set victory over her American rival Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Halep finally overcame her French Open demons having lost here previously in two other appearances. Simona had ascended to the #1 position in the World ranking just before this tournament. With this victory she has cemented her position at the top of Women's tennis. Did you watch any of the French Open tennis action? Who were you rooting for to win the tournament? For me, I was in Rafa's corner all the way! Photo- foxnews.com