Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal stormed to a 12th French Open title after defeating Dominic Thiem in the final of the French Open 2019. Rafael Nadal entered the final after making very short work of arch-rival, Roger Federer. Meanwhile, Thiem battled past reigning World Number 1, Novak Djokovic.
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The World number two got off to a storming start and took the first set 6-3, giving him the advantage. Thiem showed that he meant business when he snatch the second set with a score of 7-5. Rafael Nadal Nadal then cranked up the volume and proceeded to do what he does best. He rocketed ahead to close out the match with a 6-1, 6-1 in the 3rd and 4th sets.
Naturally, Twitter went wild when the Spaniard triumphed:
The physical toll that Rafa puts on you in a 3 out of 5 set match is perhaps the most underrated thing he does to you. Impossible for anyone to know that hasnโt experienced it first hand.
Congrats @RafaelNadal a dozen FrenchOpen, 18th Grandslam #RG19
Rafa's reign continues ๐ The King of Clay picks up his 12th Roland Garros title after defeating Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1. @RafaelNadal | #RG19
๐ช๐ธ @RafaelNadal wins his TWELFTH @RolandGarros Final: ๐ 2005 ๐ 2006 ๐ 2007 ๐ 2008 ๐ 2010 ๐ 2011 ๐ 2012 ๐ 2013 ๐ 2014 ๐ 2017 ๐ 2018 ๐ 2019 ๐ The King of Clay.
In the last 27 years at Roland Garros: 12 different players won at least once 12 times Nadal won the title
12-time @RolandGarros champion @RafaelNadal beats @ThiemDomi 63 57 61 61 to win 18th Grand Slam title. Nadal is 2 Grand Slams behind @RogerFederer for all-time men's singles lead (20-18). This is the closest Nadal's been to Federer's total since 2004 @AustralianOpen (2-0). #RG19
TWELVE for the man from Mallorca!!!!
4-0 Nadal en 14 minutes dans le 3e set #HomeOfTennis #RG19 #NadalThiem
MOST GRAND SLAM TITLES Roger Federer, 20 Rafael Nadal, 18 Novak Djokovic, 15 Pete Sampras, 14
And the reign continues๐คฉ๐คฉ๐คฉ๐๐ผno.12 #vamos #RolandGarros2019 @RafaelNadal
And now the 2019 champ @RafaelNadal !
Unbelievable! Congratulations to โฆ@RafaelNadalโฉ for winning his 12th #FrenchOpenFinal
YESSSS RAFA NADAL YOU ABSOLUTE LEGEND!! GRAND SLAM TITLE NUMBER 18!
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23 wins in a row at Roland-Garrosโฆ @RafaelNadal wins his 12th title in Paris 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 over Dominic Thiem. ๐พ rg.fr/Qhddj2 #RG19
12-time @RolandGarros champion @RafaelNadal beats @ThiemDomi 63 57 61 61 to win 18th Grand Slam title. Nadal is 2 Grand Slams behind @RogerFederer for all-time men's singles lead (20-18). This is the closest Nadal's been to Federer's total since 2004 @AustralianOpen (2-0). #RG19
Though the conclusions can seem quite forgone, more emotion from Nadal than usual after that win. His invincibility here can be taken for granted, but winning the French Open 12 times is hard, yโall! #RG19
New ATP Top 10 1. Djokovic 2. Nadal 3. Federer 4. Thiem 5. Zverev 6. Tsitsipas 7. Nishikori 8. Anderson 9. Khachanov 10. Fognini Top 10 debuts for Karen and Fabio.
KING of @rolandgarros , KING of the clay . Incredible game !congratulations @RafaelNadal
Perfection in Paris: @RafaelNadal wins a record 12th title from 12 finals contested at Roland Garros.
One ๐ closer @RafaelNadal | #RG19
Only one person has ever won a single Grand Slam title 12 times. That person is @RafaelNadal. This is what it means ๐ #RolandGarros | via: @rolandgarros
HISTORY ๐ The moment @RafaelNadal won his 12th French Open title #RG19 ๐๐ช
23 wins in a row at Roland-Garrosโฆ @RafaelNadal wins his 12th title in Paris 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 over Dominic Thiem. ๐พ rg.fr/Qhddj2 #RG19
The Lord of poto poto tennis. Cross court bomber. Humbler of the proud. The bull. The king! @RafaelNadal
I guess I need a new T-shirt ... congrats @RafaelNadal @rolandgarros :) necesito una nueva camiseta con un 12
As @RafaelNadal wins his 12th #RolandGarros you see the growth in talent, hard work and sportsmanship as he compliments his opponent and is gracious about being immediately interviewed in three languages.
A dozen times!!! Father of Clay!!! @RafaelNadal Dominance #RolandGarros #Nadal
Ni uno, ni dos, ni tres, ni cuatro, ni cinco, ni seis, ni siete, ni ocho, ni nueve, ni diez, ni once... Ya van 12 ๐ #RolandGarros!!!!!! ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ Quรฉ GRANDE eres @RafaelNadal!!!!!! #Leyenda
๐ช๐ธ @RafaelNadal: ๐ 1,140 Matches โ 945 Wins โ 195 Defeats ๐ 18 Grand Slam Titles 12 ๐๐ซ๐ท @RolandGarros 3 ๐๐บ๐ธ @USOpen 2 ๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ @Wimbledon 1 ๐๐ฆ๐บ @AustralianOpen 4 ๐ฅ @DavisCup 2 ๐ฅ @Olympics ๐พ Legend of the game.
12 times!!!!! Unbelievable. @RafaelNadal
๐ช๐ธ @rafaelnadal records his 260th Grand Slam match win! #RG19
El ejemplo de no rendirse nunca! Todo un referente para cualquier deportista! Animal @RafaelNadal 12th ๐ #RolandGarros #RolandGarros19 #VamosRafa
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ @RafaelNadal #VamosRafa #Leyenda #12RolandGarros
18 Grand Slams. 12 Roland-Garros titles. 1 @RafaelNadal. #RG19
For the first time since Fed passed Pete, the men's Slam record is within 2: Federer 20 Nadal 18 Djokovic 15 What an era. #RG19
"Beating Nadal on clay" should enter the lexicon as shorthand for an absolutely impossible task.
Leyenda infinita. @RafaelNadal. #VamosRafa
The King of Clay does not like to share his wealth. Congrats @RafaelNadal on #12!
What a final @rolandgarros @ThiemDomi !! 12 ๐ @RafaelNadal ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ป #TheKingOfClay