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2017 French Open - Rafael Nadal Plays Perhaps the Greatest Clay Court Tennis in History


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In what was probably the greatest display of clay court tennis any adult will ever see:

"Rafael Nadal Defeats Stan Wawrinka To Win 10th French Open, 15th Grand Slam Title" by Jamie Lisanti on si.com

This was better than, and almost as dominant as, Bjorn Borg's performance in 1978, which itself was ridiculous. Being across the net from either man must have defined "hopeless." Name your poison:

Borg (1978)
1. 6-1, 6-1, 6-1
2. 6-0, 6-1, 6-0
3. 6-0, 6-2, 6-2
4. 6-2, 6-4, 7-6
5. 6-3, 6-3, 6-0
6. 6-0, 6-1, 6-0
7. 6-1, 6-1, 6-3

Nadal (2017)
1. 6-1, 6-4, 6-1
2. 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
3. 6-0, 6-1, 6-0
4. 6-1. 6-2. 6-2
5. 6-2, 2-0, ret.
6. 6-3. 6-4, 6-0
7. 6-2, 6-3, 6-1

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