Nadal Clinches His 11th French Open.

World Tennis number one Rafael Nadal has won his 11th French Open title by beating Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets.

Nadal, 32, won 6-4 6-3 6-2 to earn his 17th Grand Slam, three adrift of Roger Federer's all-time men's record.

The Spaniard thus becomes the only second player in history to win the same Grand Slam on 11 occasions after Margaret Court, won 11 Australian Open titles between 1960 and 1973.

However, it was not all smooth for Nadal, who missed four match points on his own serve before clinching victory when Thiem went long on the fifth.

The Spaniard had been the hot favourite to win the second Slam of the year, after three clay-court titles in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome.

He had breezed through his opening four matches without dropping a set - extending his own personal best to 37 consecutive sets but fell short of Bjorn Borg's all-time record of 41 by losing the opener of his quarter-final against Diego Schwartzman.

Against seventh seed Thiem he was at his destructive best, using his athleticism and mental resilience to wear the Austrian down with his relentless shot-making.

Thiem, playing in his first Grand Slam final, simply had few answers to Nadal's brilliance.

 Courtesy:The BBC news