Tennis: Nadal beats Thiem, wins 2019 French Open

By Erdogan Cagatay Zontur

ANKARA (AA) - Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal won the French Open beating Austria’s Dominic Thiem 3-1 on Sunday afternoon.

Nadal grasped the trophy in three sets with 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 and 6-1 scores, in three hours of action.

The Spanish tennis legend broke his own record by winning Roland Garros Championship a total of 12 times in his career. He also won an incredible 93 matches out of 95.

Nadal is now one step closer to Roger Federer, as he had won 18 Grand Slam victories. Federer has 20 Grand Slam victories, while Novak Djokovic has 15 trophies.