Nadal claims French Open title

Rafael Nadal equalled Bjorn Borg’s record of six French Open titles with a 7-5 7-6 (7/3) 5-7 6-1 victory over Roger Federer in another titanic final between arguably the two best players the game has ever seen.

The momentum swung one way then the other like a pendulum, but although Federer threatened a stunning comeback, Nadal stepped things up again in the fourth set to seal victory on his first match point after three hours and 40 minutes.