Rafael Nadal has conquered Roland Garros for a ninth time after coming from a set down to beat Novak Djokovic 3-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 in Sundays final. The undisputed King of Clay has now won the French Grand Slam in five successive years and the victory brought him his 14th Grand Slam crown, equal second on the all-time list alongside Pete Sampras and three behind leader Roger Federer. The loss meant that Djokovic failed in his bid to become the eighth man in history to win all four Grand Slam titles. After the two men shared two brutally tough opening sets under a hot sun, Djokovic visibly wilted under Nadals weight of shot in the third before the Spaniard won in four, taking his match record at Roland Garros since his debut in 2005 to 66 wins against just the one loss, becoming the first man in history to win a major tournament 10 years in a row. The top two players in the world were meeting for the 42nd time, more than any other two men in the Open era.
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 05:46:25 +0000
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