Rafael Nadal won the French Open for a record ninth time, defeating rival Novak Djokovic in four sets Sunday in the men's final.

Rafael Nadal won the French Open for a record ninth time, defeating rival Novak Djokovic in four sets Sunday in the men's final.

Rafael Nadal won the French Open for a record ninth time, defeating rival Novak Djokovic in four sets Sunday in the men's final.

Rafael Nadal won the French Open for a record ninth time, defeating rival Novak Djokovic in four sets Sunday in the men's final.

It all feels rather neat. As one left-hander with a nuclear forehand leaves the stage – via Rafael Nadal’s touching farewell ceremony at Roland Garros last week – another is emerging from ...

Rafael Nadal ends an era in which he unleashed one of sport’s greatest weapons - Nadal’s forehand left many opponents watching on in staggered disbelief.

Nadal's first French Open win set him on a path to untold dominance. Here's how it unfolded, according to those that lived it.

No matter how many times Rafael Nadal sent a full-power forehand flying down the line and into the corner, it always seemed that he achieved something impossible. The left arm drew back, bicep ...