Historic 8th French Open for Nadal

Rafael Nadal becomes the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times with his victory in the French Open final Sunday. Nadal claims his 12th major with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 win over his Spanish opponent David Ferrer, who was playing in his first Grand Slam final at the age of 31 and at the 42nd time of asking. The win is Nadal’s 59th out of 60 matches played in Paris. It is also his seventh title of 2013 after returning to the tour in February following a seven-month injury lay-off. Toni Nadal, his uncle and coach, said Sunday’s victory was memorable after the setbacks of the last year, which had seen his nephew miss the Olympics and the US and Australian Opens.

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