Nadal scales heights again to claim 11th French title


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 11 Jun 2018

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 10, 2018 Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates with the trophy after winning the final against Austria's Dominic Thiem REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

PARIS (Reuters) - Playing the King of Clay at the French Open is akin to scaling Mont Blanc without ropes and even an intrepid adventurer from Europe's Alpine heartland found it a peak too steep as Rafael Nadal stormed to an 11th title on Sunday.

Austria's Dominic Thiem strained every sinew trying to cling on to the 32-year-old Spaniard and at times even gained a precarious foothold in his first Grand Slam final.

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