Nadal in seventh heaven after ‘emotional day’

Rafael Nadal wrote his name in the history books with an emotional French Open triumph over Novak Djokovic.

The Spaniard’s 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 victory, which was completed yesterday after being rained off on Sunday night, took him past Bjorn Borg as the first man to win seven French Open titles.

Nadal’s win also meant Djokovic was denied a historic fourth slam title in-a-row after wins over his rival in London, New York and Australia, respectively, leaving Don Budge and Rod Laver as the only men to have accomplished the feat.