Rafael Nadal won the Roland Garros ninth time in his career

The Spaniard Rafael Nadal became the winner of the French open championship in the tennis , having won in the final of the Grand Slam soil tournament a strong -willed victory over Serb Novak Jokovic with a score of 3: 6, 5, 6: 2, 6: 4. Tennisists spent three and a half hours on the court.

According to the winner, the second set in the final match was the key moment. “I started poorly, lost in the first set,” Nadal admitted. “If I hadn’t gathered at the right time, I’m not sure that I could bring the match to victory. Djokovic is an amazing tennis player and a very difficult opponent. I am sure that he will still win the“ Roland Garros ”.

“He is probably the best“ soil ”tennis player in history,” Jokovic’s compliment returned. “I heard the fans in the stands supported me warmly, I wished to win in this tournament with all my heart, but I couldn’t be able to conquer Roland Garros until the end of my career.

For the 28-year-old Nadal, this victory became the ninth for ten Roland Garros, in which he took part, and the fifth of a row. Djokovich played in the final of the opening championship of France for the second time in his career.

The Spaniard is also the winner of the Australian Open Championship (2009), the two -time Wimbledon champion (2008, 2010), the two -time winner of the US Open Championship (2010, 2013). In total, the Nadal account has 63 titles at the ATP tournaments, as well as the gold of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

We add that the winner of "Roland Garros - 2014" in a female single discharge was the Russian woman Maria Sharapova .