Xtra Time Web Desk: Rafael Nadal scripted history on Sunday by winning his13th French Open title. He defeated top seed Novak Djokovic in straight sets (6-0, 6-2 and 7-5). The Spaniard also equaled Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slams. Second seed Nadal took 2 hours 41 minutes to beat Djokovic.
In 2018, Federer became the first men’s player to win 20 Grand Slams in singles when he defeated Marin Cilic in the final of the Australian Open. The legendary Swiss tennis player has won six Australian Open, one French Open, eight Wimbledon and five US Open titles.
The 34-year-old Nadal, who first won the title in 2005, bagged his 13th French Open title along with winning the Australian Open once, Wimbledon twice and the US Open four times.
Nadal now leads the list of anyone with most Grand Slam titles in a single venue. He is followed by Margaret Court who won11 Australian Open titles.
With this win, world No. 2 Nadal also became the first player to win 100 matches at Roland-Garros. He has only lost two matches at this tournament. Overall, this was Nadal’s 86th singles career title on the ATP Tour, placing him fourth on the Open Era list behind Jimmy Connors with 109, Federer (103) and Ivan Lendl (94).