French Open 2013 Photos

Rafael Nadal claims record 8th French Open title

June 09, 2013 22:23

Rafael Nadal defied David Ferrer as well as a worrying security breach at Roland Garros to become the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times with victory in the French Open final.

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Rafael Nadal defied David Ferrer as well as a worrying security breach at Roland Garros to become the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times with victory in the French Open final.
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After a closely-fought first set, Nadal dominated the second, and overcame stiff resistance by David Ferrer in the third.
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Nadal's push to victory suffered a heart-stopping moment in the second set when a protestor, naked from the waist up, leapt from the stands on court, carrying a flare and protesting France's controversial same sex marriage law.
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Ferrer was confronted by Nadal's record of 145 wins against just three losses when he had won the first set of a Grand Slam match.
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Heading in to Sunday's final, Ferrer's personal history with Nadal was stacked against him with just four wins against 19 defeats.
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Nadal claimed his seventh title of 2013 after returning to the tour in February following a seven-month injury lay-off. This is also the first Grand Slam Nadal has played since his defeat to Lucas Rosol at Wimbledon last year.
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Nadal consoles Ferrer after a crushing straight-sets defeat. It also gave Nadal his 59th win out of 60 matches played in Paris.
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Nadal claimed his 12th Grand Slam with a win over his Spanish compatriot Ferrer who was playing in his first Slam final at the age of 31 and at the 42nd time of asking.
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Sprint legend Usain Bolt handed over the trophy to Nadal. Bolt was seated in the VIP box along with Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio.

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