After beating Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal won Roland Garros again.

Further improving his own record, Rafael Nadal won the men’s single at the French Open for the 13th time by defeating world leader Novak Djokovic in three sets in Sunday’s final. The Mallorcan player reached Roger Federer at the top of the perpetual standings with his 20th Grand Slam title.

The Spanish star reaped his twelfth victory in Paris last year as a unique feat, collecting his 18th Grand Slam cup. However, this year’s scum season, which has been shifted and shortened due to a coronavirus epidemic, has not been as bright as previous ones: he was knocked out by Diego Schwartzman in the quarterfinals of his only tournament in Rome. The 34-year-old king of scum retaliated against Argentina in the Garros semi-finals and is now preparing for the final with an impressive 99/2 victory at Roland Garros, without losing any sets so far this year at the French capital.

The 33-year-old Djokovic was looking forward to his final in the best possible form, with a 37/1 win record this year and suffering a single loss in the USOpen final eighth. The Belgrade tennis player, who triumphed at Roland Garros in 2016, lost three sets in this year’s tournament, two of them in the semifinals against the tired Stefan Cicipas for the fifth game.

Looking at the two against the other, Djokovic led 29-26 in the longest rivalry in tennis history, and the Serb leading towards his 18th GS cup may also have been motivated by the fact that Nadal suffered one of his two defeats in Paris in the 2015 quarterfinals.

The 56th battle was also the first indoor final in the 124-year history of Roland Garros, as the roof of the Philippe Chatrier stadium, rebuilt this year, was closed due to rain. This circumstance favored Djokovic, as Nadal had barely won an indoor tournament during his career, and the cool weather and the slower or heavier balls compared to the usual May conditions did not support him. In the inspired form of the 1200 professional match in Mallorca, he took the first set to 6-0 with a triple break, then at 1: 1, he again took serve from the much-spoiled Serbian. Nadal had three unforced errors in 3: 1, while his opponent, who was not sure on important points, was already at 22. He also did not brake for the Spanish double break, and after a good hour and a half he already had a double advantage .

Djokovic continued to score mostly with just drops, and lost his serve again at 2: 2, but after that, for the first time in 2 hours 10 minutes, he took the slag king serve. The battle became more balanced, then at 5: 5 he double faulted with the world’s first break ball, and Nadal confidently closed the match, which lasted 2 hours 41 minutes.

Nadal, who won Garroson’s 100th match, received 1.6 million euros (568 million florins) in addition to his 86th career trophy, and can now call himself a 20-time Grand Slam champion, reaching the holder of the Roger Federer record.

Final score:
Rafael Nadal (Spanish, 2nd) – Novak Djokovic (Serbian, 1st) 6: 0, 6: 2, 7: 5



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