<p>Rafael Nadal on Sunday continued his domination&nbsp;at claycourt as the Spaniard defeated world no. one Novak Djokovic to win his 13 French Open title while equaling Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam wins.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Nadal dominated the match from the word go as he bageled Djokovic in the opening set having made only two unforced errors. Not only did many former players congratulate&nbsp;the newly crowned Roland Garros winner, Nadal fans were overjoyed with the annihilation as they celebrated his 20th Grand Slam title by expressing their delight on social media platform Twitter. The hashtag '#GOAT' (Greatest of All Time) started trending as soon as Nadal completed the win.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">How it started: How it's going: <a href="https://twitter.com/RafaelNadal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RafaelNadal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RolandGarros?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RolandGarros</a> <a href="https://t.co/6zfBuKADun">pic.twitter.com/6zfBuKADun</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congratulations to the King of Clay <a href="https://twitter.com/RafaelNadal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RafaelNadal</a>. Winning 13 Slams in Paris is extraordinary, a fitting Grand Slam finale to a challenging year. You're an inspiration Rafa, gracious and great. Here’s to 20 majors. 🚀</p>
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🏆 <a href="https://twitter.com/RafaelNadal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RafaelNadal</a> wins his first Grand Slam at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RolandGarros?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RolandGarros</a><br />
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👏 Insane longevity. <a href="https://t.co/gCdFOTiPm3">pic.twitter.com/gCdFOTiPm3</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congratulations <a href="https://twitter.com/RafaelNadal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RafaelNadal</a> for 13th French Open/20th Grandslam. 👏<a href="https://twitter.com/DjokerNole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DjokerNole</a> better luck, fav !! ❤️</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NadalGarros?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NadalGarros</a> 13th Time French Open Champion, 20 Time GrandSlam Champion. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GOAT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GOAT</a> If only words could describe his excellence! Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RafaelNadal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RafaelNadal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VamosRafa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VamosRafa</a> <a href="https://t.co/pOnD3T9x8G">pic.twitter.com/pOnD3T9x8G</a></p>
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🇨🇭 ROGER FEDERER (20 GS) 🏆<br />
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🇦🇺 Australian Open (6)<br />
🇫🇷 Roland Garros (1)<br />
🇬🇧 Wimbledon (8)<br />
🇺🇸 US Open (5)<br />
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🇪🇸 RAFAEL NADAL (20 GS) 🏆<br />
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🇦🇺 Australian Open (1)<br />
🇫🇷 Roland Garros (13)<br />
🇬🇧 Wimbledon (2)<br />
🇺🇸 US Open (4) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RafaelNadal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RafaelNadal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RogerFederer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RogerFederer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FrenchOpen2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FrenchOpen2020</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FrenchOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FrenchOpen</a> <a href="https://t.co/NhQXy7Bu8r">pic.twitter.com/NhQXy7Bu8r</a></p>
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<p>Nadal also bagged his 100th win at Roland Garros with an ace.&nbsp;The final of French Open 2020 lasted just two hours and 43 wins as Nadal completed one of the dominating performances against Djokovic. Hailed as ‘King of Clay’, Nadal now has 13 French Open titles and also bageled Djokovic in the opening set that lasted only 45 minutes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“First of all of course congrats to Novak for another great tournament, sorry for today,” Nadal, who has now beaten Djokovic in all of their three French Open finals, said on court.</p>

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<p>“In Australia (in the final in 2019) he killed me. We’ve played so many times, one day one wins, another day the other wins.”</p>

<p>However, Nadal said that he wasn’t thinking about equaling Federer’s 20 Grand Slam-mark as the Spaniard said that he wants to celebrate this triumph just as a Roland Garros victory while adding this win means “everything” to him.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“To win here means everything. I don’t think today about the 20th and equal Roger on this great number, today is just a Roland Garros victory and that means everything to me,” the world number two said.</p>

<p>“This love story I have with this city and this court is unforgettable.”&nbsp;<br />
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Rafael Nadal on Sunday continued his domination at claycourt as the Spaniard defeated world no. one Novak Djokovic to win his 13 French Open title while equaling Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam wins.

Rafael Nadal on Sunday continued his domination at claycourt as the Spaniard defeated world no. one Novak Djokovic to win his 13 French Open title while equaling Roger Federer’s record of 20 Grand Slam wins. Nadal dominated the match from the word go as he bageled Djokovic in the opening set having made only two unforced errors. Not only did many former players congratulate the newly crowned Roland Garros winner, Nadal fans were overjoyed with the annihilation as they celebrated his 20th Grand Slam title by expressing their delight on social media platform Twitter. The hashtag '#GOAT' (Greatest of All Time) started trending as soon as Nadal completed the win. ALSO READ: Nadal defeats Djokovic to win 13th French Open, equals Federer's 20 Grand Slam wins pic.twitter.com/TzQhBeuwML — Roger Federer (@rogerfederer) October 11, 2020 × How it started: How it's going: @RafaelNadal #RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/6zfBuKADun — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) October 11, 2020 × Congratulations to the King of Clay @RafaelNadal. Winning 13 Slams in Paris is extraordinary, a fitting Grand Slam finale to a challenging year. You're an inspiration Rafa, gracious and great. Here’s to 20 majors. 🚀 — Rod Laver (@rodlaver) October 11, 2020 × 📆 2005: 🏆 @RafaelNadal wins his first Grand Slam at #RolandGarros 📆 2020: 🏆 @RafaelNadal wins his 13th #RolandGarros title, and his 20th Grand Slam. 👏 Insane longevity. pic.twitter.com/gCdFOTiPm3 — SPORF (@Sporf) October 11, 2020 × Congratulations @RafaelNadal for 13th French Open/20th Grandslam. 👏@DjokerNole better luck, fav !! ❤️ — Prateek Bhatta (@prb10_official) October 11, 2020 × #NadalGarros 13th Time French Open Champion, 20 Time GrandSlam Champion. #GOAT If only words could describe his excellence! Thank you #RafaelNadal #VamosRafa pic.twitter.com/pOnD3T9x8G — Sagar Bidri (@sagarbidri) October 11, 2020 × 🌟 GOAT 🌟 🇨🇭 ROGER FEDERER (20 GS) 🏆 🇦🇺 Australian Open (6) 🇫🇷 Roland Garros (1) 🇬🇧 Wimbledon (8) 🇺🇸 US Open (5) 🇪🇸 RAFAEL NADAL (20 GS) 🏆 🇦🇺 Australian Open (1) 🇫🇷 Roland Garros (13) 🇬🇧 Wimbledon (2) 🇺🇸 US Open (4) #RafaelNadal #RogerFederer #FrenchOpen2020 #FrenchOpen pic.twitter.com/NhQXy7Bu8r — Amul Butter Baby (@AmulButterBaby) October 11, 2020 × @RafaelNadal @rolandgarros 🎾❤️👏 pic.twitter.com/xpctMJ5bQD — Joan Blanusa (@jmblanusa) October 11, 2020 × Congrats to @RafaelNadal. Fantastic performance.👏👍👌#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/f5WwE54TgR — Stephen Sarfo (@sarfosteve10) October 11, 2020 × Nadal also bagged his 100th win at Roland Garros with an ace. The final of French Open 2020 lasted just two hours and 43 wins as Nadal completed one of the dominating performances against Djokovic. Hailed as ‘King of Clay’, Nadal now has 13 French Open titles and also bageled Djokovic in the opening set that lasted only 45 minutes. “First of all of course congrats to Novak for another great tournament, sorry for today,” Nadal, who has now beaten Djokovic in all of their three French Open finals, said on court. ALSO READ: Fearless Swiatek continues transfer of power in women's tennis “In Australia (in the final in 2019) he killed me. We’ve played so many times, one day one wins, another day the other wins.” However, Nadal said that he wasn’t thinking about equaling Federer’s 20 Grand Slam-mark as the Spaniard said that he wants to celebrate this triumph just as a Roland Garros victory while adding this win means “everything” to him. “To win here means everything. I don’t think today about the 20th and equal Roger on this great number, today is just a Roland Garros victory and that means everything to me,” the world number two said. “This love story I have with this city and this court is unforgettable.”

GOAT! Social media erupts as Rafael Nadal wins his 20th Grand Slam title

<p>Rafael Nadal dropped just six games against Stanislas Wawrinka to win an unprecedented&nbsp;tenth French Open on Sunday.</p>

<p>Nadal beat the world number three 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 to achieve his own version of La decima.</p>

<p>The Spaniard becomes the first man in history to win a single grand slam on ten occasions.</p>

<p>Playing in his 22nd Grand Slam final,&nbsp;Nadal&nbsp;triumphed in Paris without dropping a set for a third time.</p>

<p>He also lost just 35 games in total and only six in the final, his most comprehensive victory since allowing Roger Federer four games in the 2008 final.</p>

<p>&quot;It&#39;s really incredible. To win La Decima is very, very special,&quot; said&nbsp;Nadal.</p>

<p>&quot;I am very emotional. The feeling I have is impossible to describe.</p>

<p>&quot;It&#39;s difficult to compare with other tournaments but the nerves and adrenaline I feel, it&#39;s like no other place.&quot;</p>

<p>Once Hollywood A-lister Nicole Kidman had helped unbox the Coupe des Mousquetaires to a crowd already wilting in 30-degree heat, the final was underway.</p>

<p>It was the 22nd Slam finale for&nbsp;Nadal; just the fourth for Wawrinka, the oldest man in the championship match in 44 years.</p>

<p>Sunday was also the first time since 1969 that the Roland Garros final had featured two men over 30.</p>

<p>Despite having spent more than five hours on court getting to the final, 2015 champion Wawrinka had the first break point in the third game.</p>

<p>The 32-year-old couldn&#39;t take it and&nbsp;it proved to be the only break point he earned all afternoon.</p>

<p>From there, it was all downhill.</p>

<p>Nadal&nbsp;was unable to convert four break points in the fourth game.</p>

<p>No matter as he broke through for 4-2 and then went to set point in the eighth game after a relentless forehand barrage sapped the will out of Wawrinka.</p>

<p>A backhand which sailed long gave&nbsp;Nadal&nbsp;the first set with the Spaniard having crunched 10 winners to Wawrinka&#39;s four while committing half the unforced errors.</p>

<p>Nadal&nbsp;forced Wawrinka into another forehand error to break for 2-0 in the second set before the Swiss halted a run of seven games lost with a hold for 1-3.</p>

<p>But the song remained the same,&nbsp;Nadal&nbsp;taking the set in the ninth game, just moments after Wawrinka, who knocked out world number one Andy Murray in the semis, had destroyed a racquet in utter frustration.</p>

<p>First game of the third set and&nbsp;Nadal&nbsp;broke again as the man who stunned him in the 2014 Australian Open final suffered further damage.</p>

<p>Nadal&nbsp;was soon a double break to the good for 4-1, held for 5-1 and then claimed a huge slice of history when Wawrinka limply dropped a backhand into the net.</p>

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Rafael Nadal dropped just six games to lift the title at Roland Garros

Rafael Nadal dropped just six games against Stanislas Wawrinka to win an unprecedented tenth French Open on Sunday. Nadal beat the world number three 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 to achieve his own version of La decima. The Spaniard becomes the first man in history to win a single grand slam on ten occasions. Playing in his 22nd Grand Slam final, Nadal triumphed in Paris without dropping a set for a third time. He also lost just 35 games in total and only six in the final, his most comprehensive victory since allowing Roger Federer four games in the 2008 final. "It's really incredible. To win La Decima is very, very special," said Nadal. "I am very emotional. The feeling I have is impossible to describe. "It's difficult to compare with other tournaments but the nerves and adrenaline I feel, it's like no other place." Once Hollywood A-lister Nicole Kidman had helped unbox the Coupe des Mousquetaires to a crowd already wilting in 30-degree heat, the final was underway. It was the 22nd Slam finale for Nadal; just the fourth for Wawrinka, the oldest man in the championship match in 44 years. Sunday was also the first time since 1969 that the Roland Garros final had featured two men over 30. Despite having spent more than five hours on court getting to the final, 2015 champion Wawrinka had the first break point in the third game. The 32-year-old couldn't take it and it proved to be the only break point he earned all afternoon. From there, it was all downhill. Nadal was unable to convert four break points in the fourth game. No matter as he broke through for 4-2 and then went to set point in the eighth game after a relentless forehand barrage sapped the will out of Wawrinka. A backhand which sailed long gave Nadal the first set with the Spaniard having crunched 10 winners to Wawrinka's four while committing half the unforced errors. Nadal forced Wawrinka into another forehand error to break for 2-0 in the second set before the Swiss halted a run of seven games lost with a hold for 1-3. But the song remained the same, Nadal taking the set in the ninth game, just moments after Wawrinka, who knocked out world number one Andy Murray in the semis, had destroyed a racquet in utter frustration. First game of the third set and Nadal broke again as the man who stunned him in the 2014 Australian Open final suffered further damage. Nadal was soon a double break to the good for 4-1, held for 5-1 and then claimed a huge slice of history when Wawrinka limply dropped a backhand into the net. (WION with inputs from AFP)

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Nadal sweeps away Wawrinka to lift tenth French Open