King of clay does it his way

RAFAEL Nadal says he will not let any physical limitations stop him from achieving more grand slam success after winning a record-extending 11th French Open title.

The 32-year-old world No.1 earned a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 win over Austria’s Dominic Thiem to retain his Roland Garros crown.

Nadal triumphed in dominant style to win his 17th grand slam title, just three major honours behind Roger Federer’s all-time record of 20.

“Winning here after having the clay-court season that I had is emotional and that gives me calm and confidence to keep going,” Nadal said.

“If you tell me seven, eight years ago that I will be here, 32 years old, having this trophy with me again, I would tell you that is something almost impossible, but here we are.”

Federer will return for the upcoming grass season and when asked about his record, Nadal said he has “no obsession” about overtaking the Swiss superstar.

“I never have been crazy about all this kind of stuff,” said Nadal. “You can’t be frustrated always if somebody has more money than you, if somebody has a bigger house than you, if somebody has more grand slams than you. You have to do [it] your way.”

“Because if you are looking next to you, you can be frustrated thinking that people have more things than you in general terms. I am not this kind of person.”