Nadal king of French Open
Spaniard wins 10th title in Paris
Rafael Nadal had done what no other player has done, and it could be a long time, if ever, for someone to duplicate his mastery.
On a hot Sunday afternoon bathed in sunshine at the French Open — Nadal kind of weather, to be sure — the Spaniard became the first player in the Open era to win the same Grand Slam tournament title 10 times in his career.
Nadal, 31, offered no mercy to Stan Wawrinka, the 2015 French Open champion, in putting on a strategic and impenetrable clay-court clinic to capture his 15th Grand Slam title 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.
He would win this French Open without dropping a set, a distinction he also achieved in hoisting the trophy in 2008 and 2010. In all, he lost only 35 games during the two weeks in Paris.
Nadal, who dropped to the court and covered his eyes when Wawrinka netted the final shot, saved the one break STORY CONTINUES ON 8C