What they say

"It was an incredible tenth win. It is very special. Thank you very much. I'm very emotional. I'm sorry my French is very bad."

Rafael Nadal, after winning his 10th French Open crown

"All I know is we're seeing one of the all-time greats do his thing ... like Michael Jordan. This is time-capsule stuff we are witnessing."

Jim Courier, commentating on the final for ITV

"I don't think many can put it into words and I don't think many understand this accomplishment, truly incredibly. Congrats, champ."

Tommy Haas, veteran German player @TommyHaas13

"He lost 35 games in the entire tournament ...I'm pretty sure I've lost my car keys 35 times this year."

Andy Roddick, American former US Open champion @andyroddick

"What if we would have two Grand Slams on clay?"

Tommy Robredo, Spanish player @TRobredo

"Now if Federer could win Wimbledon and then Nadal wins the US Open, I would actually cry of happiness #legends#Nadal#federer."

Naomi Osaka, Japanese WTA star @Naomi_Osaka

"King Rafa #10"

Robin Soderling, one of only two men to beat Nadal in Paris back in 2009 @RSoderling

"Absolutely insane @RafaelNadal congrats !!! #10 proud of you @stanwawrinka."

Donna Vekic, WTA player, the girlfriend of Wawrinka @DonnaVekic

Courtside

Key facts

The only other player to win 10 or more titles at a single Slam was Margaret Court. She won the Australian Open 11 times between 1960 and 1973.

Nadal, with 15th Slam triumphs, surpasses Pete Sampras for second outright on the all-time list behind Roger Federer (18).

Key stats

79/2 - Nadal's win/loss record at Roland Garros.

35 - games lost by Nadal during his title run. Only Bjorn Borg's record at the 1978 French Open beats that.

6/13 - break points converted by Nadal. Wawrinka was 0/1.

27/12－winners and unforced errors for Nadal, compared to 19/29 for Wawrinka.

AFP

(China Daily 06/13/2017 page24)