Rafael Nada Wins 10th French Open Title

Spain 's Rafael Nadal made history by winning a record 10th French Open title with victory over Stan Wawrinka in the Paris final ove...

Spain's Rafael Nadal made history by winning a record 10th French Open title with victory over Stan Wawrinka in the Paris final over the weekend.

Nadal, 31, came through 6-2 6-3 6-1 against the Swiss third seed Stan Wawrinka, to claim his 15th major title.

He becomes the first man or woman in the Open era to have won a Grand Slam tournament 10 times.
Wawrinka, 32, was beaten in a major final for the first time after winning his first three.

Rafael Nada Wins 10th French Open Title

Nadal moves above Pete Sampras on the list of all-time Grand Slam winners into second place behind Roger Federer, who beat the Spaniard to win his 18th at the Australian Open in January.

Only Australia's Margaret Court has more victories at a single Grand Slam tournament, with 11 Australian Open wins between 1960 and 1973.