The French Open drew to a close with a familiar ending after Rafael Nadal won his 14th title.
The Spaniard, 36 and with a chronic foot injury, cantered to the ‘decimocuarto’ with a 6-3 6-3 6-0 win over Norway’s Casper Ruud.
Here, the PA news agency looks back at day 15 at Roland Garros.
Picture of the day
Match of the day
It was a one-sided affair as Nadal swept side the eighth seed 6-3 6-3 6-0. From 3-1 down in the second set, the veteran reeled off 11 successive games to leave Ruud shellshocked. Victory came in two hours and 18 minutes.
Shot of the day
Not much went right for Ruud on the day, but this deft backhand drop on the run was absolute class.
Stat of the day
Quote of the day
I have been playing with an injections on the nerves. That's why I was able to play during these two weeks, because I have no feeling in my foot
No go for Coco
Women’s singles runner-up Coco Gauff had to settle for second prize again as she and fellow American Jessica Pegula were beaten in the doubles final by French duo Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic 2-6 6-3 6-2.
The morning after
Brit watch
Hooray! Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid won the men’s wheelchair doubles to finally give Britain some belated success.
The top seeds defended their title with a 7-6 (5) 7-6 (5) victory over Shingo Kunieda and Gustavo Fernandez for a 10th consecutive grand slam doubles crown.
