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French Open - Day 15

Sunday 8 June 2014 18:22, UK

  1. Image: Djokovic and Nadal clashed for a 42nd time and sixth at Roland Garros
  2. PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 08: Fans of Rafael Nadal of Spain show their support as they wave the Spanish national flag during his men's singles final match agai
    Image: Their was plenty of Spanish support for the King of Clay
  3. Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts after a point against Serbia's Novak Djokovic during the French tennis Open men's final match at the Roland Garros stadium in P
    Image: But Rafa's quest for a ninth French Open title started badly...
  4. Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Spain's Rafael Nadal during the French tennis Open men's final match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on J
    Image: Djokovic drawing first blood by taking the opening set 6-3
  5. PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 08: Boris Becker, coach of Novak Djokovic of Serbia watches his men's singles final match against Rafael Nadal of Spain on day fiftee
    Image: Mentor Boris Becker would have liked what he saw in the opening set
  6. Bjorn Borg (Top L) attends the French tennis Open men's final match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on June 8, 2014. AFP PHOTO
    Image: Former adversary Bjorn Borg was also in attendance
  7. PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 08: Rafael Nadal of Spain drinks during a break in his men's singles final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day fifteen of t
    Image: Nadal came back refreshed in the second set
  8. Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts after a point during his French tennis Open men's final match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Roland Garros stadium in P
    Image: And a timely break saw him level the match 7-5
  9. PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 08: Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during his men's singles final match against Rafael Nadal of Spain on day fifteen of the French O
    Image: Djokovic was beginning to feel the heat as Nadal broke early in the third
  10. Spain's Rafael Nadal serves to Serbia's Novak Djokovic during the French tennis Open men's final match at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on June 8, 201
    Image: The Spaniard was beginning to look right at home, at his second home
  11. PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 08: Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates a point during his men's singles final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on day fifteen of
    Image: The fist-pump was back out when Nadal won the third set 6-2
  12. Serbia's Novak Djokovic changes shirt between two games against Spain's Rafael Nadal during the French tennis Open men's final match at the Roland Garros s
    Image: A change of shirt failed to revive Djokovic, who was searching for his maiden French Open crown
  13. Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts after a point against Spain's Rafael Nadal during the French tennis Open men's final match at the Roland Garros
    Image: Djokovic looked beaten when he was broken in the fourth, only to hit back straight away
  14. Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning the French tennis Open men's final match against at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on June 8, 2014. AFP P
    Image: But a double fault from Novak gifted Nadal his ninth title at Roland Garros and fifth in a row
  15. Spain's Rafael Nadal kisses the Musketeers trophy after winning the French tennis Open men's final match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Roland Garr
    Image: It's a trophy Rafa refuses to let go of