• Rafael Nadal poses with the French Open trophy on the Galeries Lafayette Rooftop, Paris, a day after crushing Novak Djokovic in the men's final. EPA
    Rafael Nadal poses with the French Open trophy on the Galeries Lafayette Rooftop, Paris, a day after crushing Novak Djokovic in the men's final. EPA
  • Rafael Nadal poses with the French Open trophy on the Galeries Lafayette Rooftop, Paris, a day after crushing Novak Djokovic in the men's final. Reuters
    Rafael Nadal poses with the French Open trophy on the Galeries Lafayette Rooftop, Paris, a day after crushing Novak Djokovic in the men's final. Reuters
  • Rafael Nadal poses with the French Open trophy on the Galeries Lafayette Rooftop, Paris. Reuters
    Rafael Nadal poses with the French Open trophy on the Galeries Lafayette Rooftop, Paris. Reuters
  • Rafael Nadal poses with the trophy after winning the French Open on Sunday. It was the Spaniard's 13th Roland Garros title. Reuters
    Rafael Nadal poses with the trophy after winning the French Open on Sunday. It was the Spaniard's 13th Roland Garros title. Reuters
  • Rafael Nadal's victory at the French Open took him level with longtime rival Roger Federer on 20 Grand Slam titles. Reuters
    Rafael Nadal's victory at the French Open took him level with longtime rival Roger Federer on 20 Grand Slam titles. Reuters
  • Rafael Nadal inspects the trophy.
    Rafael Nadal inspects the trophy.
  • Rafael Nadal poses with the French Open trophy on the Galeries Lafayette Rooftop, Paris, a day after crushing Novak Djokovic in the men's final. Reuters
    Rafael Nadal poses with the French Open trophy on the Galeries Lafayette Rooftop, Paris, a day after crushing Novak Djokovic in the men's final. Reuters
  • Rafael Nadal of Spain poses with his trophy on the rooftop of the Galerie Lafayette department store. EPA
    Rafael Nadal of Spain poses with his trophy on the rooftop of the Galerie Lafayette department store. EPA
  • Rafael Nadal poses with his trophy. EPA
    Rafael Nadal poses with his trophy. EPA
  • Spain's Rafael Nadal holds the Mousquetaires Cup (The Musketeers) during a photocall. AFP
    Spain's Rafael Nadal holds the Mousquetaires Cup (The Musketeers) during a photocall. AFP

Rafael Nadal poses with French Open title in Paris with Eiffel Tower as backdrop - in pictures


Steve Luckings
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Spaniard Rafael Nadal inflicted one of the most humiliating defeats on great rival Novak Djokovic in the French Open final on Sunday, thrashing the world No 1 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to lift a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam men's singles title.

Tennis fans would have been salivating at the prospect of another epic clash in one of the sport's greatest rivalries but it proved to be one of the most one-sided Grand Slam finals in the Open era under the closed roof of Court Philippe Chatrier.

Nadal dominated to clinch a record-extending 13th Roland Garros title and moved level alongside longtime rival Roger Federer for the most number of men's majors.

A day after women's champion Iga Swiatek posed with the women's trophy, it was Nadal's turn to pose atop the Galeries Lafayette Rooftop in Paris with the Eiffel Tower as the backdrop.

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