12 June 2006

Nadal 'King of Clay' Wins at RG

Rafael Nadal won the men's French Open crown with a 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6 win over world number one Roger Federer in the final on Sunday.

The Spaniard extended his winning streak at Roland Garros to 14-0 by becoming the first man since Brazil's Gustavo Kuerten in 2001 to win back-to-back titles at the claycourt grand slam. Nadal also extended his Open Era-record of consecutive wins on clay to 60 and improved to 6-1 lifetime against the Swiss superstar.



Women's Doubles Final - Lisa Raymond of the United States completed a career Grand Slam in women's doubles, teaming with Samantha Stosur of Australia to beat Daniela Hantuchova and Ai Sugiyama 6-3, 6-2 Sunday for the French Open title. The 32-year-old Raymond won the Australian Open in 2000, Wimbledon in 2001, and the U.S.