Nadal wons his 12th French Open crown 

Surjit Kumar Dhal, june 10: Rafael Nadal overcame a spirited onslaught by Dominic Thiem at Roland Garros to win his 12th French Open crown on Sunday.

For much of this final, rarely has any opponent played so well against Nadal on this Philippe Chatrier centre court, news agency Reuters reported from Paris.

The first set had been one for the ages, the second ran it close, but after three hours and one minute all that mattered was that Nadal won 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 to clinch his 18th Grand Slam triumph in total