Rafael Nadal of Spain won the French
Open title for the ninth
time, and the fifth time in a row, beating Novak Djokovic of Serbia 3-6, 7-5,
6-2, 6-4 last evening in the Men's Singles final.
Nadal, who will retain his place at the top of the
rankings with the victory, has now won 14 Grand Slam titles, tied in the second
place with Pete Sampras. Only Roger Federer, with 17 majors, has more.
In women's doubles final, top-seeded Peng Shuai of
China and Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan won their second Grand Slam title by defeating
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-4, 6-1.
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