The 32-year-old Spaniard, with 16 majors to his name, is playing his 24th Grand Slam final at Roland Garros against Dominic Thiem, who is in his first.
Samrat Chakraborty
French Open 2018 Final Live Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem: Nadal Shows No Mercy To Thiem, One Set Away From Title
Rafael Nadal admits that his desire to clinch an 11th French Open title on Sunday is fired by his growing realisation that the end of his career may not be too far away. The 32-year-old Spaniard, with 16 majors to his name, will play his 24th Grand Slam final at Roland Garros against Dominic Thiem who is in his first. The victory will give Nadal an 11th title in Paris and equal Margaret Court's all-time record for wins at the same Slam event - in her case, the Australian Open from 1960 and 1973.
Nadal still trails great rival Roger Federer by four major titles although the Swiss star is more than four years older. The statistics illustrate Nadal's concerns - he has missed at least eight Slam tournaments in his career through a legacy of wrist and knee problems. Such is his motivation to win his 17th Grand Slam on Sunday, that the task facing Austrian 24-year-old Thiem was described as "almost impossible" by Del Potro.
There have, however, appeared to be one or two chinks in Nadal's armour at Roland Garros this year. On Friday, del Potro was by far the better player in the first set while, in the quarter-finals, Diego Schwartzman won the first set. It was the first time in three years that Nadal had dropped a set in Paris.
French Open 2018 Final Live updates of Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem Match, Straight from Philippe Chartier court, Paris
Thiem takes the opening point in the third set.
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Nadal takes the second set straight in 49 minutes. The king of clay inches close to his 11th Grand Slam title.
Samrat Chakraborty
French Open 2018 Final Live Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem: Nadal Shows No Mercy To Thiem, One Set Away From Title
Rafael Nadal admits that his desire to clinch an 11th French Open title on Sunday is fired by his growing realisation that the end of his career may not be too far away. The 32-year-old Spaniard, with 16 majors to his name, will play his 24th Grand Slam final at Roland Garros against Dominic Thiem who is in his first. The victory will give Nadal an 11th title in Paris and equal Margaret Court's all-time record for wins at the same Slam event - in her case, the Australian Open from 1960 and 1973.
There have, however, appeared to be one or two chinks in Nadal's armour at Roland Garros this year. On Friday, del Potro was by far the better player in the first set while, in the quarter-finals, Diego Schwartzman won the first set. It was the first time in three years that Nadal had dropped a set in Paris.
French Open 2018 Final Live updates of Rafael Nadal vs Dominic Thiem Match, Straight from Philippe Chartier court, Paris
Thiem takes the opening point in the third set.
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Nadal takes the second set straight in 49 minutes. The king of clay inches close to his 11th Grand Slam title.
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